2 Kings 3:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and he saith, `Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches -- ditches;

English ASV

And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches.

English Amplified

And he said, Thus says the Lord: Make this [dry] brook bed full of trenches.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he said, Thus says the Lord: Make this [dry] brook bed full of trenches.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

and he said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.’

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: Make this valley full of ditches.

English EASY 2024

Elisha said, ‘This is what the Lord says: Dig many holes in this dry valley,

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Elisha said, "This is what the Lord says: 'Dig holes in the valley.'

And he said, "Thus says the LORD, 'I will make this dry streambed full of pools.'

English GNT (Good News Translation)

and he said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Dig ditches all over this dry stream bed.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He said, "This is what the Lord says: Make this valley full of ditches.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then he said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.'

English KJV 1611

And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.

English LSB

And he said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Make this valley full of pools.’

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He said, "Thus says the LORD, 'Make this valley full of trenches.'

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and he announced: "Thus says the LORD, 'Provide many catch basins in this wadi.'

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and he said, “This is what the LORD says, ‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Elisha announced, "The Lord says, 'Dig a lot of ditches in this valley.'

English NIV

and he said, "This is what the LORD says: Make this valley full of ditches.

English NKJ 1982

And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’

English NLT

and he said, "This is what the LORD says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And he said, "Thus says the LORD, 'I will make this wadi full of pools.'

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I will make this dry stream-bed full of pools.’

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“The Lord says to fill this dry valley with trenches to hold the water he will send.

English Tyndale 1537

And he said: thus biddeth the LORD, make this brook full of ditches.

2 Kings 3:16 — Compare Translations