Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.
And he saith, `Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours--empty vessels--let them not be few;
And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels abroad from all thy neighbours, empty vessels; let it not be few;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC