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2 Kings 2:19-22
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, 'Behold now, the site of the city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.' 20 And he said, 'Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.' So they brought it to him. 21 Then he went out to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, 'This is what the LORD says: ‘I have purified these waters; there shall not come from there death or unfruitfulness any longer.’?' 22 So the waters have been purified to this day, in accordance with the word of Elisha which he spoke.King James Version
Chapter 2
19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 2
19 The men of the city said to Elisha, "My lord can see that even though the city's location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful."
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He replied, "Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it."After they had brought him one,
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Elisha went out to the spring, threw salt in it, and said, "This is what the Lord says: 'I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.' "
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Therefore, the water still remains healthy today according to the word that Elisha spoke.
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
19 One day the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elisha. 'We have a problem, my lord,' they told him. 'This town is located in pleasant surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.'
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Elisha said, 'Bring me a new bowl with salt in it.' So they brought it to him.
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Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water and threw the salt into it. And he said, 'This is what the LORD says: I have purified this water. It will no longer cause death or infertility.'
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And the water has remained pure ever since, just as Elisha said.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.” 20 He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. 21 Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the LORD, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” 22 So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.
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