And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood:
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.
And they rise early in the morning, and the sun hath shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from over-against, the waters red as blood,
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side red as blood.
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