2 Kings 19:24New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “I dug [wells] and drank foreign waters, And with the sole of my feet I dried up All the rivers of Egypt.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— I have digged and drank strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— I have digged, and have drunk strange waters, And with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the streams of Matsor.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— I, have digged, and have drunk foreign waters,—and have dried up, with the soles of my feet, all the streams of besieged places.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— I have digged, and drunk strange waters, And I dry up with the sole of my steps All floods of a bulwark.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— I have cut down, and I have drunk strange waters, and have dried up with the soles of my feet all the shut up waters.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— I haue digged, and drunke the waters of others, and with the plant of my feete haue I dried all the floods closed in.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— I haue digged & drunke strange waters, and with the sole of my feete haue I dried vp all the riuers of besieged places.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— I will dig and drink strange waters, and with the hoofs of my horses I will dry up all the great rivers.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— I have refreshed [myself], and have drunk strange waters, and I have dried up with the sole of my foot all the rivers of fortified places.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. |
I
x589 (0589) Complementאֲנִי'aniy{an-ee'}
Contracted from H0595; I.
have digged
6979 {6979} Primeקוּרquwr{koor}
A primitive root; to trench; by implication to throw forth; also (denominative from H7023) to wall up, whether literally (to build a wall) or figuratively (to estop).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
and drunk
8354 {8354} Primeשָׁתָהshathah{shaw-thaw'}
A primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
strange
2114 {2114} Primeזוּרzuwr{zoor}
A primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery.
z8801 <8801> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle (See H8813) Count - 309
waters,
4325 {4325} Primeמַיִםmayim{mah'-yim}
Dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively juice; by euphemism urine, semen.
and with the sole
3709 {3709} Primeכַּףkaph{kaf}
From H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm tree); figuratively power.
of my feet
6471 {6471} Primeפַּעַםpa`am{pah'-am}
From H6470; a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications).
have I dried
y2717 [2717] Standardחָרַבcharab{khaw-rab'}
A primitive root; to parch (through drought), that is, (by analogy) to desolate, destroy, kill.
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
up
x2717 (2717) Complementחָרַבcharab{khaw-rab'}
A primitive root; to parch (through drought), that is, (by analogy) to desolate, destroy, kill.
all
x3605 (3605) Complementכֹּלkol{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
the rivers
2975 {2975} Primeיְאוֹרy@`or{yeh-ore'}
Of Egyptian origin; a channel, for example a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria.
of besieged places.
4693 {4693} Primeמָצוֹרmatsowr{maw-tsore'}
The same as H4692 in the sense of a limit; Egypt (as the border of Palestine). |
2 Kings 19:24
Strange waters — Such as were never discovered by others. Dried up — And as I can furnish my army with water digged out of the earth; so I can deprive my enemies of their water, and can dry up their rivers, and that with the sole of my feet; with the march of my vast and numerous army, who will easily do this, either by marching through them, and each carrying away part with them: or by making new channels, and driving the waters of the river into them. |
- I have digged:
- etc. I have conquered strange countries, and marched through the driest places, in which I have digged wells for my army.
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- with the sole:
- My infantry have been so numerous, that they alone have been sufficient to dry up all the rivers of besieged places, either by drinking them, or by diverting their course into other channels.
Exodus 15:9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
2 Samuel 17:13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
1 Kings 20:10 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
Daniel 4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
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- besieged places:
- or, fenced places
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