She said to them, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken! Go back and tell the man who sent you,
Parallel translations
- WEB She said to them, “Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,
- KJV And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,
- BSB And Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
- NKJV Then she said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,
- NASB Then she said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to Me,
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Quick answer
Huldah speaks for the LORD, telling them to relay His message to the one who sent them. She delivers an authoritative word from God.
Overview
Huldah prefaces her message with the prophetic formula, declaring that what follows is the word of Yahweh, the God of Israel. Her bold speech affirms that she speaks not her own thoughts but God's revelation. The verse highlights the authority of the prophetic word, through which God still addresses His people, ultimately in His Son.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 2 Kgs 1:6They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “Yahweh says, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’”’”
- Jer 23:28The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat?” says Yahweh.
- 2 Kgs 1:16He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’”
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