2 Kings 6:27
2 Kings chapter 6 · verse 27 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
Context
v.26And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
v.27This passage
v.28And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 127:1
Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
- Psalms 60:11
Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
- Jeremiah 17:5
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
- Psalms 118:8
It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.
- Psalms 124:1
If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
- Psalms 62:8
Trust in him at all times, ye people; Pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. [Selah