2 Kings 3:17

17 "For thus says the LORD, 'You shall not see wind nor shall you see rain; yet that valley 1shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, both you and your cattle and your beasts.

2 Kings 3:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 3:17

For thus saith the Lord, ye shall not see wind, neither shall
ye see the rain
Neither perceive the south wind blow, which usually brings rain, nor clouds gathering in the heavens, as portending it, nor any filling from thence:

yet that valley shall be filled with water;
and all the ditches dug in it:

that ye may drink, both ye and your cattle, and all your beasts;
there would be such a quantity as would be enough for them all, the soldiers, the horses they rode on, and the beasts that drew their wagons.

2 Kings 3:17 In-Context

15 "But now bring me a minstrel." And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
16 He said, "Thus says the LORD , 'Make this valley full of trenches.'
17 "For thus says the LORD , 'You shall not see wind nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, both you and your cattle and your beasts.
18 'This is but a slight thing in the sight of the LORD ; He will also give the Moabites into your hand.
19 'Then you shall strike every fortified city and every choice city, and fell every good tree and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.' "

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