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2 Kings 6:27

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6:27He replied, “No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.”42

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  1. 42 Heb “From where can I help you, from the threshing floor or the winepress?” The rhetorical question expresses the king’s frustration. He has no grain or wine to give to the masses.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said, “If the Lord will not help you, how shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the winepress?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The king replied, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”

NLTNew Living Translation

He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, what can I do? I have neither food from the threshing floor nor wine from the press to give you.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He said, “No, let Yahweh help you. How can I save you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?