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- The prophet Elijah instructed the people to do something that seemed very odd. He told them to dig ditches in the valley to prepare to catch the rain water that was coming. Most of us today would have said, “Now, Elijah, we are in a valley that never gets any rain, and we’re also in the middle of a drought.
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2 Kings 3:16-19. The Message. 16-19 He then said, “God’s word: Dig ditches all over this valley. Here’s what will happen—you won’t hear the wind, you won’t see the rain, but this valley is going to fill up with water and your army and your animals will drink their fill.
2 Kings 3:16-17. Make this valley full of ditches — Which may receive the water and retain it, for the use of men and beasts. They that expect God’s blessings, must prepare room for them. Ye shall not see wind — Any of those winds which commonly bring rain.
Mar 4, 2019 · And he said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’” (2 Kings 3:16) This was an unusual word from God in an unusual situation. The armies of Israel, Judah, and Edom were stuck in the hot desert and dying of thirst.
C.H. Irwwin. 2 Kings 3:16-25. And he said, Thus said the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. Two troubles had come upon Israel at this time. The kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom were gone forth to battle against the King of Moab. Strife is an evil between nations or individuals.
2 Kings 3:16. ESV And he said, "Thus says the Lord, ‘I will make this dry streambed full of pools.’. NIV and he said, "This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water. NASB And he said, 'This is what the Lord says: ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’.
For Yahweh says, ‘You will not see wind, neither will you see rain, yet that valley will be filled with water, and you will drink, both you and your livestock and your other animals. Young's Literal Translation
And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha 16 and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’ 17 For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’…
