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“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Hazael said, “Why do you weep, my lord?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.”
World English Bible (WEB)
And Hazael{H2371} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Why weepeth{H1058}{(H8802)} my lord{H113}? And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, Because I know{H3045}{(H8804)} the evil{H7451} that thou wilt do{H6213}{(H8799)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: their strong holds{H4013} wilt thou set{H7971}{(H8762)} on fire{H784}, and their young men{H970} wilt thou slay{H2026}{(H8799)} with the sword{H2719}, and wilt dash{H7376}{(H8762)} their children{H5768}, and rip up{H1234}{(H8762)} their women with child{H2030}.
Strong's King James
And Hazael saith, ‘Wherefore is my lord weeping?’ and he saith, ‘Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel—their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.’
Young's Literal Translation
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