He replied, ‘Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.’ After they had brought him one,
2 Kings 2:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Elisha went out to the spring, threw salt in it, and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.” ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Elisha went to the spring of the waters and cast the salt in it and said, Thus says the Lord: I [not the salt] have healed these waters; there shall not be any more death, miscarriage or barrenness [and bereavement] because of it. American Standard Version (1901) And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying. Common English Bible Elisha then went out and threw salt into the spring. He said, “This is what the LORD has said: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death and miscarriage.” Catholic Public Domain Version he went out to the source of the waters, and he cast the salt into it. And he said: "Thus says the Lord: I have healed these waters, and no longer shall there be death or barrenness in them." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He went out to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt into it, and said: Thus saith the Lord: I have healed these waters, and there shall be no more in them death or barrenness. |
He replied, ‘Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.’ After they had brought him one,
Therefore, the water still remains healthy today according to the word that Elisha spoke.
Then Elisha said, ‘Get some flour.’ He threw it into the pot and said, ‘Serve it for the people to eat.’ And there was nothing bad in the pot.
Then the man of God asked, ‘Where did it fall? ’ When he showed him the place, the man of God cut a piece of wood, threw it there, and made the iron float.
You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant with your God. You are to present salt with each of your offerings.
‘You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.
Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavour, how can you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.’
After he said these things he spat on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; grief, crying, and pain will be no more, because the previous things have passed away.