2 Kings 6:27 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?
Thou and Ye
- thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Samaria besieged, A famine, The king sends to slay ElishaLearn to value plenty, and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is, when in time of famine it is so freely parted with for any thing that is...
Thompson Chains
- Divine HelperSee the chain from Deuteronomy 33:29 · 12 links
- WinepressLast of 3 links
Cross References
- Psalms 60:11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
- Psalms 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Psalms 118:8–9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. …
- Psalms 124:1–3 <A Song of degrees of David.> If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; …
- Psalms 127:1 <A Song of degrees for Solomon.> Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
- Psalms 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
- Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
- Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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Topics
Kings of Israel & Judah
- JehoramKing of Israel · 896–884 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible896–884 BC · Jehoram reigns in Israel
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- If the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- do not help אַל ʾal Negative יוֹשִׁעֵךְ yôšiʿēk יָשַׁע Verb · hiphil jussive, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person feminine singular
- thee, whence מֵאַיִן mēʾayin אַיִן Interrogative · with preposition
- shall I help אוֹשִׁיעֵךְ ʾôšîʿēk יָשַׁע Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular · with suffix: second person feminine singular
- thee? out of the barnfloor הֲמִן hămin Preposition · with question הַגֹּרֶן haggōren גֹּרֶן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- or out of the winepress אוֹ ʾô Conjunction מִן min Preposition הַיָּקֶב hayyāqeb יֶקֶב Noun · masculine singular · with the
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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