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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 3:17 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ki 3:17 |
King James |
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Ye shall not see wind--It is common in the East to speak of seeing wind, from the clouds of straw, dust, or sand, that are often whirled into the air, after a long drought. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
No rain was to fall where the Israelites and their enemies were encamped; there was not even to be that all but universal accompaniment of rain in the East, a sudden rise of wind (compare Kg1 18:45; Psa 147:18; Mat 7:25).
Cattle, and your beast - The former are the animals brought for food. The latter are the baggage animals. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ye shall not see wind - There shall be no wind to collect vapours, and there shall be no showers, and yet the whole bed of this river, and all the new made canals, shall be filled with water. |
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.