Then he said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.”
2 Kings 4:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he said, ‘Go out and borrow empty containers from all your neighbours. Do not get just a few. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then he said, Go around and borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels–and not a few. American Standard Version (1901) Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. Common English Bible He said, “Go out and borrow containers from all your neighbors. Get as many empty containers as possible. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to her: "Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels not a few. |
Then he said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.”
Elisha asked her, ‘What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? ’ She said, ‘Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.’
Then go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these containers. Set the full ones to one side.’
Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
‘Fill the jars with water,’ Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim.