And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
WEB
This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
YLT
`And this hath been light in the eyes of Jehovah, and he hath given Moab into your hand,
DBT
And this is a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will give the Moabites also into your hand.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC