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The Siege and Famine of Samaria

2 Kings 6:27

In 11 translations

BSB
He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
KJV
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?If…: or, Let not the LORD save thee
WEB
He said, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
ASV
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
LSV
And he says, “YHWH does not save you—from where do I save you? Out of the threshing-floor or out of the wine-vat?”
YLT
And he saith, 'Jehovah doth not save thee — whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?'
DBY
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
DRC
And he said: If the Lord doth not save thee, how can I save thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? And the king said to her: What aileth thee? And she answered:
GNV
And he said, Seeing the Lord doeth not succour thee, howe shoulde I helpe thee with the barne, or with the wine presse?
JPS
And he said: 'If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshingfloor, or out of the winepress?'
LXXE
And he said to her, Unless the Lord help thee, whence shall I help thee? from the corn-floor, or from the wine-press?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַל־יוֹשִׁעֵ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה מֵאַ֖יִן אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑ךְ הֲמִן־הַגֹּ֖רֶן א֥וֹ מִן־הַיָּֽקֶב׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, μὴ σὲ σώσαι Κύριος, πόθεν σώσω σε; μὴ ἀπὸ ἅλωνος ἢ ἀπὸ ληνοῦ;

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  • Psalms 118:8–9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
  • Psalms 124:1–3If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare— if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
  • Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
  • Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
  • Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
  • Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
  • Psalms 60:11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
  • Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

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