2 Kings 6:27
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New International Version (©1984)
The king replied, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?"

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He said, "If the LORD does not help you, from where shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He answered, "If the LORD doesn't help you, how can I help you? I can't give you something from the threshing floor or the winepress."

King James Bible
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

American King James Version
And he said, If the LORD do not help you, from where shall I help you? out of the barn floor, or out of the wine press?

American Standard Version
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

Bible in Basic English
And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: If the Lord doth not save thee, how can I save thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? And the king said to her: What aileth thee? And she answered:

Darby Bible Translation
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

English Revised Version
And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, If the LORD doth not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barn-floor, or out of the wine-press?

World English Bible
He said, "If Yahweh doesn't help you, from where could I help you? From of the threshing floor, or from the winepress?"

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, 'Jehovah doth not save thee -- whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?'

Geneva Study Bible

And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the {o} barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

(o) Meaning, any kind of food as corn and wine.

Wesley's Notes

6:27 Whence shall I help thee - Dost thou ask of me corn or wine, which I want for myself? If God does not, I cannot help thee. Creatures are helpless things without God. Every creature is all that, and only that which God makes it to be.

King James Translators' Notes

If...: or, Let not the LORD save thee

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:24-33 Learn to value plenty, and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is, when in time of famine it is so freely parted with for any thing that is eatable! The language of Jehoram to the woman may be the language of despair. See the word of God fulfilled; among the threatenings of God's judgments upon Israel for their sins, this was one, that they should eat the flesh of their own children, De 28:53-57. The truth and the awful justice of God were displayed in this horrible transaction. Alas! what miseries sin has brought upon the world! But the foolishness of man perverts his way, and then his heart frets against the Lord. The king swears the death of Elisha. Wicked men will blame any one as the cause of their troubles, rather than themselves, and will not leave their sins. If rending the clothes, without a broken and contrite heart, would avail, if wearing sackcloth, without being renewed in the spirit of their mind, would serve, they would not stand out against the Lord. May the whole word of God increase in us reverent fear and holy hope, that we may be stedfast and immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that our labour is not in vain in the Lord.


2 Kings 6:26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help, my lord, O king!"
2 Kings 6:28 And the king said to her, "What is the matter with you?" And she answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.' (NASB ©1995)

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And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

If the lord, etc. or, Let not the Lord save thee.
whence Ps 60:11 62:8 118:8,9 124:1-3 127:1 146:3 Isa 2:2 Jer 17:5

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