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2 Kings 6:27

And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
2 Kings 6:27 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

    ASV

  • And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?

    BBE

  • And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

    DBY

  • He said, If Yahweh doesn't help you, whence shall I help you? out of the threshing floor, or out of the winepress?

    WEB

  • And he saith, `Jehovah doth not save thee -- whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?'

    YLT

  • And he said, If the LORD do not help you, whence shall I help you? out of the barn floor, or out of the winepress?

    ENG

  • And he said, If the LORD doth not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barn-floor, or out of the wine-press?

    WBT

  • He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”

    BSB

In context

25And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

27And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

29So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

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