1 Samuel 28:16
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Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?
In other translations
Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050וְלָמָּהvelamahand <to> why?H4100תִּשְׁאָלֵנִיtish'alenido you ask meH7592וַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068סָרsarhe has turned asideH5493מֵעָלֶיךָme'aleikhafrom with <the> youH5921וַיְהִיvayhiand he has becomeH1961עָרֶךָ׃'arekhaenemy yourH6145
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Kings 6:27And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
- Lamentations 2:5The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation.The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.
- Psalm 68:1-31 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.1 God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence. 2 As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. 3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
- Revelation 18:24-19:6And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
- Judges 5:31So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
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