But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and also Pharaoh’s household heard it.
2 Kings 8:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he stared steadily at him until he was ashamed. The man of God wept, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Elisha stared steadily at him until Hazael was embarrassed. And the man of God wept. American Standard Version (1901) And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. Common English Bible Elisha stared straight at Hazael until he felt uneasy. Then the man of God began to cry. Catholic Public Domain Version And he stood beside him, and he was so troubled that his face became flushed. And the man of God wept. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he stood with him, and was troubled so far as to blush: and the man of God wept. |
But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and also Pharaoh’s household heard it.
In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee #– #all the land of Naphtali #– #and deported the people to Assyria.
However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, ‘Send them.’ They sent fifty men, who looked for three days but did not find him.
But if you will not listen, my innermost being will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
You are to speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears; day and night may they not stop, for my dearest people have been destroyed by a crushing blow, an extremely severe wound.
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony! Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds; I cannot be silent. For you, my soul, have heard the sound of the ram’s horn – the shout of battle.
If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear people.
Let them come quickly to raise a lament over us so that our eyes may overflow with tears, our eyelids be soaked with weeping.
serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and during the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.
Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.
For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.