2 Kings 1:4
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Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
In other translations
Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
Hebrew words
וְלָכֵןvelakhenand <to> thereforeH3651כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הַמִּטָּהhamitahthe bedH4296אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whereH834עָלִיתָ'alitayou have gone upH5927שָּׁםshamthereH8033לֹא־lo'-notH3808תֵרֵדteredyou will come downH3381מִמֶּנָּהmimenahfrom itH4480כִּיkiforH3588מוֹתmotcertainly <to die>H4191תָּמוּתtamutyou will dieH4191וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980אֵלִיָּה׃'eliyahElijahH452
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Related verses
- Genesis 3:4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.
- Genesis 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
- Ezekiel 18:4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
- Proverbs 11:19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
- 1 Samuel 28:19Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
- 2 Kings 1:16And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
- 2 Kings 1:6And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
- 1 Kings 14:12Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Numbers 26:65For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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