Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The Lord has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
2 Kings 6:5 - English Standard Version 2016 But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But as one was felling his beam, the axhead fell into the water; and he cried, Alas, my master, for it was borrowed! American Standard Version (1901) But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed. Common English Bible One of them was cutting down a tree when his ax head fell into the water. He cried out, “Oh, no! Master, it was a borrowed ax!” Catholic Public Domain Version Then it happened that, while someone was cutting timber, the iron of the ax fell into the water. And he cried out and said: "Alas, alas, alas, my lord! For this thing was borrowed." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the axe fell into the water. And he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed. |
Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The Lord has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”
She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”
When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?”
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees.
Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float.
The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength, but wisdom helps one to succeed.
He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon will fall by the Majestic One.
They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, “Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
“Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!
And they threw dust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out, “Alas, alas, for the great city where all who had ships at sea grew rich by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been laid waste.