2 Kings 2:21

he went out to the well of waters, and sent salt into it, and said, The Lord saith these things, I have healed these waters, and neither death, nor barrenness, shall be more in them. (he went to the well of water, or to the spring, and put the salt into it, and said, The Lord saith these things, I have healed this water, and no more shall there be death, or barrenness, in it.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20And he said, Bring ye to me a new vessel, and put ye salt into it. And when they had brought it to him,

22Therefore the waters were healed till into this day, by the word of Elisha, which he spake. (And so the waters were healed unto this day, by the word of Elisha, that he spoke.)

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Cross References

Exodus 15:25And Moses cried to the Lord, which showed to him a tree; and when he had put that tree into the waters, those (waters) were turned into sweetness. There the Lord ordained commandments and dooms to the people, and there he assayed the people, (or There the Lord ordained commandments and judgements for the people, and he tested, or proved, the people there),

2 Kings 4:41And he said, Bring ye meal. And when they had brought, he put it into the pot, and said, Pour ye out to the company, that they eat; and anything of bitterness was no more in the pot. (And he said, Bring ye some meal. And when they had brought it, he put it into the pot, and said, Pour ye it out for the group, so that everyone can eat some; and there was no longer anything of bitterness in the pot.)

Psalms 107:33He hath set floods into desert; and the outgoings of waters into thirst (y) (ground). (He hath turned rivers into desert; and springs of water into thirsty ground.)

Matthew 5:11Blessed be ye, when men shall curse you, and shall pursue you (or shall persecute you), and shall say all evil against you lying, for me.

John 9:6When he had said these things, he spat into the earth, and made clay of the spittle (or and made clay with the spittle), and anointed the clay on his eyes,

Revelation 21:4And God shall wipe away each tear from the eyes of them; and death shall no more be, neither mourning, neither crying, neither sorrow, (all) shall be over (or all shall be ended); which first things went away.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2:20-25

The Waters of Jericho Healed; the Death of the Mocking Children. ( b. c. 895.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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