And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? Treasury of Scripture this evil is of the Lord Genesis 4:13 And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Exodus 16:6-8 And Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, At even... 1 Samuel 28:6-8 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets... 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith... Job 1:11,21 But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face... Job 2:5,9 But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face... Proverbs 19:3 The foolishness of man perverts his way: and his heart frets against the LORD. Isaiah 8:21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry... Jeremiah 2:25 Withhold your foot from being unshod, and your throat from thirst: but you said, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers... Ezekiel 33:10 Therefore, O you son of man, speak to the house of Israel; Thus you speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be on us... Matthew 27:4,5 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see you to that... 2 Corinthians 2:7,11 So that contrariwise you ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him... Revelation 16:9-11 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which has power over these plagues... wait for the Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 37:7,9 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way... Psalm 62:5 My soul, wait you only on God; for my expectation is from him. Isaiah 8:17 And I will wait on the LORD, that hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you. Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that fears the LORD, that obeys the voice of his servant, that walks in darkness, and has no light?... Lamentations 3:25,26 The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him... Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it... Luke 18:1 And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Context The Siege and Famine of Samaria
24And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 26And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, there cried a woman to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 27And he said, If the LORD do not help you, from where shall I help you? out of the barn floor, or out of the wine press? 28And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow. 29So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him: and she has hid her son. 30And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by on the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh. 31Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. 32But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See you how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? 33And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?
Douay-Rheims Bible
While he was yet speaking to them, the messenger appeared who was coming to him. And he said: Behold, so great an evil is from the Lord: what shall I look for more from the Lord?
Darby Bible Translation
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah: why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?
King James Bible
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
Young's Literal Translation
He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, 'Lo, this is the evil from Jehovah: what -- do I wait for Jehovah any more?'
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