2 Kings 7:9
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Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
In other translations
Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אִישׁ'isheachH376אֶל־'el-toH413רֵעֵהוּre'ehuneighbor hisH7453לֹא־lo'-notH3808כֵן׀khenrightH3651אֲנַחְנוּ'anachnuweH587עֹשִׂים'osim[are] doingH6213הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088יוֹם־yom-[is] a day ofH3117בְּשֹׂרָהbesorahgood newsH1309הוּאhu'itH1931וַאֲנַחְנוּva'anachnuand weH587מַחְשִׁיםmachshim[are] silentH2814וְחִכִּינוּvechikinuand we will delayH2442עַד־'ad-untilH5704אוֹר'or[the] light ofH216הַבֹּקֶרhabokerthe morningH1242וּמְצָאָנוּumetza'anuand it will find usH4672עָווֹןavonpunishmentH5771וְעַתָּהve'atahand thereforeH6258לְכוּlekhucomeH1980וְנָבֹאָהvenavo'ahso let us goH935וְנַגִּידָהvenagidahand let us tellH5046בֵּיתbeit[the] household ofH1004הַמֶּלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe kingH4428
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
- Philippians 2:4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- Haggai 1:4-54 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? 5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?” 5 Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.
- 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
- Nahum 1:15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
- Isaiah 41:27The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.
- Numbers 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
- 2 Kings 7:3And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?
- Luke 2:10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
- Proverbs 24:16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
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