He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
- BSB Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
- NKJV Then he set his countenance in a stare until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
- NASB And he stared steadily at him until Hazael was embarrassed, and then the man of God wept.
- NLT Elisha stared at Hazael with a fixed gaze until Hazael became uneasy. Then the man of God started weeping.
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- Luke 19:41When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
- Rom 9:2that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
- Jer 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can’t hold my peace; because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
- Jer 9:18Let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
- Ps 119:136Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. TZADI
- John 11:35Jesus wept.
- Jer 9:1Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
- Acts 20:31Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.
- Jer 14:17“You shall say this word to them, “‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
- Jer 13:17But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because Yahweh’s flock is taken captive.
- Gen 45:2He wept aloud. The Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
- 2 Kgs 2:17When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” Therefore they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn’t find him.
- Phil 3:18For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
- Acts 20:19serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;
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