Parallel Verses
Amplified
“I dug wells and drank foreign waters,
And with the sole of my feet I dried up
All the rivers of [the Lower Nile of] Egypt.”
New American Standard Bible
And with the sole of my feet I
All the rivers of
King James Version
I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
Holman Bible
and I drank foreign waters.
I dried up all the streams of Egypt
with the soles of my feet.
International Standard Version
I myself dug for and drank foreign water. With the sole of my foot I dried up all the streams of Egypt!"
A Conservative Version
I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet I will dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
American Standard Version
I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
I have made water-holes and taken their waters, and with my foot I have made all the rivers of Egypt dry.
Darby Translation
I have digged, and have drunk strange waters, And with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the streams of Matsor.
Julia Smith Translation
I dug and drank the waters of strangers, and I will dry up with the sole of my foot all the rivers of the fortress.
King James 2000
I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I dug [wells] and I drank foreign water, and I dried up with the sole of my steps all the canals of Egypt.'
Modern King James verseion
I have dug and drunk foreign waters, and with the sole of my feet I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the soles of my feet have I dried up the sea!'
NET Bible
I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'
New Heart English Bible
I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.'
The Emphasized Bible
I, have digged, and have drunk foreign waters, - and have dried up, with the soles of my feet, all the streams of besieged places.
Webster
I have digged and drank strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
World English Bible
I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.'
Youngs Literal Translation
I have digged, and drunk strange waters, And I dry up with the sole of my steps All floods of a bulwark.
Themes
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Assyria » As a power, was » Proud and haughty
Cities » Were frequently » Besieged
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Destruction of sennacherib's army, and his death
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 19:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaiah Brings A Prophetic Response
23
‘Through your messengers you have taunted and defied the Lord,
And have said [boastfully], “With my many chariots
I came up to the heights of the mountains,
To the remotest parts of Lebanon;
I cut down its tall cedar trees and its choicest cypress trees.
I entered its most distant lodging, its densest forest.
“I dug wells and drank foreign waters,
And with the sole of my feet I dried up
All the rivers of [the Lower Nile of] Egypt.”
‘Have you not heard [asks the God of Israel]?
Long ago I did it;
From ancient times I planned it.
Now I have brought it to pass,
That you [king of Assyria] should [be My instrument to] turn fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
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Cross References
Exodus 15:9
“The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied against them;
I will draw my sword, my hand shall dispossess them and drive them out.’
2 Samuel 17:13
If he retreats into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it into the ravine until not even a pebble [of it] is found there.”
1 Kings 20:10
Ben-hadad sent word to him and said, “May the gods do so to me, and more also, if there is enough dust left of Samaria for handfuls for all the [armed] people who follow me.”
Isaiah 19:6
The canals will become foul-smelling,
The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up,
The reeds and the rushes will rot away.
Daniel 4:30
The king said thoughtfully, ‘Is not this the great Babylon which I myself have built as the royal residence and seat of government by the might of my power and for the honor and glory of my majesty?’