2 Kings 20:9
What does 2 Kings 20:9 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 20:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said; will the shade go forward ten degrees or back?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Isaiah saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth the thing that He hath spoken--The shadow hath gone on ten degrees, or it doth turn back ten degrees?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Isaias said to him: This shall be the sign from the Lord, that the Lord will do the word which he hath spoken: Wilt thou that the shadow go forward ten lines, or that it go back so many degrees?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Isaiah said, This [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 16:1
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
- Mark 8:11
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him.
- Luke 11:29
And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
- Isaiah 38:7
And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
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