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2 Kings 6:33

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

KJV

Adhuc illo loquente eis, apparuit nuntius qui veniebat ad eum. Et ait : Ecce, tantum malum a Domino est : quid amplius expectabo a Domino ?

Vulgate

ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος μετ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος κατέβη πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν Ἰδοὺ αὕτη ἡ κακία παρὰ Κυρίου· τί ὑπομείνω τῷ κυρίῳ ἔτι;

LXX

And while he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah; why should I wait for Jehovah any longer?

ASV

עוֹדֶ֨/נּוּ֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר עִמָּ֔/ם וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה הַ/מַּלְאָ֖ךְ יֹרֵ֣ד אֵלָ֑י/ו וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה זֹ֤את הָֽ/רָעָה֙ מֵ/אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מָֽה אוֹחִ֥יל לַ/יהוָ֖ה עֽוֹד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִחָֽלְתִּי
ychlty
verb · 40×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
ml'k
noun · 212×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 7:1 — Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate
  • Hab 2:3 — For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
  • Isa 8:21 — And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
  • Job 2:9 — Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
  • Job 2:9 — Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
  • Judg 14:4 — But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
  • Prov 19:3 — The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.