(A)The royal officer on whose hand the king was leaning responded to the man of God and said, “(B)Even if the Lord were to make [a]windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” Then he said, “Behold, you are going to see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat [b]any of it.”

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  1. 2 Kings 7:2 Or hatches
  2. 2 Kings 7:2 Lit from there

The officer on whose arm the king was leaning(A) said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates(B) of the heavens, could this happen?”

“You will see it with your own eyes,” answered Elisha, “but you will not eat(C) any of it!”

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19 At that time the royal officer had responded to the man of God and said, “Now even if (A)the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could such a thing as this happen?” And he had said, “Behold, you are going to see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat [a]any of it.” 20 And this is what happened to him, for the people trampled on him at the gate and he died.

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  1. 2 Kings 7:19 Lit from there

19 The officer had said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates(A) of the heavens, could this happen?” The man of God had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!” 20 And that is exactly what happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.

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For he will be like a (A)bush in the desert,
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A (B)land of salt that is not inhabited.

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That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places(A) of the desert,
    in a salt(B) land where no one lives.

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10 “For this is what the Lord says: ‘When (A)seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My (B)good word to you, to bring you back to this place.

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10 This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years(A) are completed for Babylon, I will come to you(B) and fulfill my good promise(C) to bring you back(D) to this place.

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