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2 Kings 7:9

Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

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ASV

Then they said one to another, We do not well; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, punishment will overtake us; now therefore come, let us go and tell the king’s household.

KJV

Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אִ֨ישׁ'isheachH376 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
רֵעֵ֜הוּre.'E.huneighbor hisH7453 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
כֵ֣ן׀khenrightH3651 →
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587 →
עֹשִׂ֗ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213 →
הַיּ֤וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
יוֹם־yom-[is] a day ofH3117 →
בְּשֹׂרָ֣הbe.so.Rahgood newsH1309 →
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931 →
וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuand weH587 →
מַחְשִׁ֗יםmach.Shim[are] silentH2814 →
וְחִכִּ֛ינוּve.chi.Ki.nuand we will delayH2442 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
א֥וֹר'or[the] light ofH216 →
הַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerthe morningH1242 →
וּמְצָאָ֣נוּu.me.tza.'A.nuand it will find usH4672 →
עָו֑וֹןa.VonpunishmentH5771 →
וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258 →
לְכ֣וּle.KhucomeH1980 →
וְנָבֹ֔אָהve.na.Vo.'ahso let us goH935 →
וְנַגִּ֖ידָהve.na.Gi.dahand let us tellH5046 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] household ofH1004 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.Philippians 2:4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?Isaiah 41:27I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.Haggai 1:4–5“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”Nahum 1:15Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”2 Kings 5:26–27But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).

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