Verse 2
2 Kings 7:2
Young's Literal Translation
2
And the captain whom the king hath, by whose hand he hath been supported, answereth the man of God (Elohim) and saith, 'Lo, Jehovah is making windows in the heavens -- shall this thing be?' and he saith, 'Lo, thou art seeing it with thine eyes, and thereof thou dost not eat.'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣עַן הַ/שָּׁלִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר לַ/מֶּלֶךְ֩ נִשְׁעָ֨ן עַל יָד֜/וֹ אֶת אִ֣ישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִים֮ וַ/יֹּאמַר֒ הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲ/יִהְיֶ֖ה הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּ/כָ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ וּ/מִ/שָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל
English Translation
And the captain who was with the king answered the man of God and said, "Behold, the Lord is making windows in the heavens; could this thing be?" And he said, "You will see it with your eyes, but you will not eat from it."
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Chapter 7 Context
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