2 Kings 6:33 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³³ And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³³ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³³ And while Elisha was talking with them, behold, [the messenger] came to him [and then the king came also]. And [the relenting king] said, This evil is from the Lord! Why should I any longer wait [expecting Him to withdraw His punishment? What, Elisha, can be done now]?

American Standard Version (1901)

³³ And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

Common English Bible

³³ While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger arrived and said, “Look, this disaster is the LORD’s doing. Why should I trust the LORD any longer?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³³ While he was still speaking to them, the messenger appeared who was sent to him. And he said: "Behold, such a great evil is from the Lord! What more should I expect from the Lord?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³³ While he was yet speaking to them, the messenger appeared who was coming to him. And he said: Behold, so great an evil is from the Lord. What shall I look for more from the Lord?

2 Kings 6:33 Cross References

Genesis 4:13

And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

2 Kings 3:10

And the king of Israel said, Alas! for the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

2 Kings 7:1

And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD: thus saith the LORD, Tomorrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

Job 1:11

But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Job 1:21

and he said, Naked came : I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall : I return thither: The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Job 15:13

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, And lettest such words go out of thy mouth.

Job 2:5

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Job 2:9

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the LORD: Be strong, and let thine heart take courage; Yea, wait thou on the LORD.

Psalm 37:7

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Psalm 37:9

For evil-doers shall be cut off: But those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the land.

Psalm 62:5

My soul, wait thou only upon God; For my expectation is from him.

Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the LORD.

Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Isaiah 50:10

Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

Isaiah 8:17

And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 8:21

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward,

Jeremiah 2:25

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Lamentations 3:37

Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?

Lamentations 3:39

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

Ezekiel 33:10

And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Thus ye speak, saying, Our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them; how then should we live?

Amos 3:6

Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shalt evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

Luke 18:1

And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

2 Corinthians 2:11

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

1 Samuel 31:4

Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.