2 Kings 8:11

Modern

Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.

Traditional

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

Literal

And he set his countenance, and he set it until he was ashamed. And the man of God wept.

Latin

Stetique cum eo, et conturbatus est usque ad suffusionem vultus: flevitque vir Dei.

Hebrew

English

Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.

Elisha began to cry because he saw the terrible acts Hazael would do to God's people when he became king (2 Kings 8:28; 9:14–15; 10:32–33; 12:17–18; 13:3, 22).

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 19:41
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
Romans 9:2
I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
Psalm 119:136
My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
Jeremiah 9:18
Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
Jeremiah 4:19
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
Jeremiah 13:17
But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
2 Kings 2:17
But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
John 11:35
Jesus wept.
Jeremiah 9:1
Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
Acts 20:31
Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
Philippians 3:18
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Genesis 45:2
But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.