And he said, thus saith the Lord, make this valley full of ditches. ] In which the allied army lay encamped, that they might be ready to receive large quantities of water, sufficient for the whole army and cattle, when it came.
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And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat, king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.
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But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:
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Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.
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For thus saith the Lord: You shall not see wind, nor rain: and yet this channel shall be filled with waters, and you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts.
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And this is a small thing in the sight of the Lord: moreover, he will deliver, also, Moab into your hands.