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2 Kings 8:10

Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”

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ASV

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit Jehovah hath showed me that he shall surely die.

KJV

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413 →
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477 →
לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980 →
אֱמָר־'e.mor-sayH559 →
ל֖וֹloto him
חָיֹ֣הcha.Yohcertainly <to live>H2421 →
תִחְיֶ֑הtich.Yehyou will liveH2421 →
וְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niand he has shown meH7200 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
מ֥וֹתMotcertainly <to die>H4191 →
יָמֽוּת׃ya.Muthe will dieH4191 →

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2 Kings 8:14So Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he replied, “He told me that you would surely recover.”2 Kings 8:13“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”Genesis 3:4“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.Ezekiel 11:25I told the exiles everything the LORD had shown me.Jeremiah 38:21But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:Genesis 2:17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”Amos 7:7This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.Ezekiel 18:13He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.Zechariah 1:20Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.Genesis 41:39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb2 Kings 1:4Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.2 Kings 1:16And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”Amos 7:4This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.Amos 8:1This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.Amos 7:1This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.2 Kings 8:13–15“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

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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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