KJV King James Version
And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid [it] on the boil, and he recovered.
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2 Kings 20:7
And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid [it] on the boil, and he recovered.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.
WEB World English Bible
Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
ASV American Standard Version
And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Isaiah saith, ‘Take ye a cake of figs;’ and they take and lay it on the boil, and he reviveth.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 20
4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid [it] on the boil, and he recovered.
8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be] the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּH3470 · ye.sha.yahIsaiahקְח֖וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeדְּבֶ֣לֶתH1690 · de.ve.lahfig cakeתְּאֵנִ֑יםH8384 · te.e.nahfigוַיִּקְח֛וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּH7760 · sumto set: makeעַֽל־H5921 · aluponהַשְּׁחִ֖יןH7822 · she.chinboilוַיֶּֽחִי׃H2421 · cha.yahto live
Cross-references
Isaiah 38:21For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay [it] for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.2 Kings 2:20-22And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought [it] to him.2 Kings 4:41But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast [it] into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
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