“Ah!” the king of Israel cried, “Adonai has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
2 Kings 6:5 - Tree of Life Version But as one of them was cutting down a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, “Ah, 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. |
“Ah!” the king of Israel cried, “Adonai has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
Then she came and told the man of God. So he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debt, then you and your sons can live on the rest.”
Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was surrounding the city. So his attendant said to him, “Alas, my master! What are we going to do?”
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down trees.
Then the man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it there, and made the ax head float.
The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is a gracious giver.
If the iron axe is blunt and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must exert more force. So wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
Yes, He will hack down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon with its majesty will fall.
standing far off because of the terror of her torment, saying: “Alas, alas, O great city— O Babylon, the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come!”
saying, “Alas, alas, O great city— clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, “Alas, alas, O great city— in her all who had ships at sea grew rich from her wealth! For in a single hour has she been ruined!