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2 Kings 7:1

Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”

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ASV

And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

KJV

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477 →
שִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UhearH8085 →
דְּבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כֹּ֣ה׀kohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'Etabout <the> this timeH6256 →
מָחָר֙ma.ChartomorrowH4279 →
סְאָֽה־se.'ah-a seah ofH5429 →
סֹ֣לֶתSo.letfine flourH5560 →
בְּשֶׁ֗קֶלbe.She.kelfor a shekelH8255 →
וְסָאתַ֧יִםve.sa.Ta.yimand two seahsH5429 →
שְׂעֹרִ֛יםse.'o.Rimbarley<s>H8184 →
בְּשֶׁ֖קֶלbe.She.kelfor a shekelH8255 →
בְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arat [the] gate ofH8179 →
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonSamariaH8111 →

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Joshua 3:5Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”Exodus 16:12“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”Ezekiel 37:4And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!1 Samuel 11:9So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.Exodus 14:13But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.Exodus 9:5–6The LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.”Psalms 46:5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.1 Kings 17:14for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”Exodus 8:23I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”2 Kings 20:16Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD:2 Kings 7:16Then the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. It was then that a seah of fine flour sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley sold for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.Revelation 6:6And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.2 Kings 6:25So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.John 6:9“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”2 Kings 7:18–19It happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”2 Kings 6:33While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”1 Kings 20:13Meanwhile a prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am the LORD.’”

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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