2 Kings 6:33

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Modern

While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

Traditional

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?

Literal

And while he was speaking with them, behold, the messenger was coming down to him, and he said, “Behold, this evil is from YHWH. Why should I wait for YHWH any longer?”

Latin

Adhuc illo loquente eis, apparuit nuntius qui veniebat ad eum. Et ait: Ecce, tantum malum a Domino est: quid amplius expectabo a Domino?

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English

While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

Notes

2 Kings 6:33

the king said: This might mean the messenger was delivering the king's exact words.
Since the siege's suffering seemed to come from the Lord, Joram thought praying for rescue was pointless.

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Elijah Elisha

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Prophecies of Elisha

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Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
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They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
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For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
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Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
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Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
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Elisha Kings, Books of First and Second Samaria Sons of the Prophets

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Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God Afflictions: God Appoints Armies: March in Ranks of Samaria Elisha: Life of, Sought by Jehoram Israel: The City of Samaria Besieged Samaria: City of, Built by Omri: Besieged by Ben-Hadad

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