Now the men of the city said to Elisha,“ Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.”

耶利哥城的人对以利沙说：“这城的地势美好，我主看见了；只是水恶劣，土产不熟而落。”

耶利哥城的人对以利沙说：“看哪，这城的地势美好，正如我主所看见的，只是水质恶劣，地也没有生产。”

耶利哥城的人对以利沙说：“看哪，这城的地势美好，正如我主所看见的，只是水质恶劣，地也没有生产。”

耶利哥城的人对以利沙说：“我主，你看这城地势很好，只是水不好，地里长不出庄稼。”

那城的人对以利沙说：“请看这城的地势很好，老师你也看见，可惜水恶劣，以致此地没有出产。”

耶利哥城的人對以利沙說：「這城的地勢美好，我主看見了；只是水惡劣，土產不熟而落。」

耶利哥城的人對以利沙說：「看哪，這城的地勢美好，正如我主所看見的，只是水質惡劣，地也沒有生產。」

耶利哥城的人對以利沙說：「看哪，這城的地勢美好，正如我主所看見的，只是水質惡劣，地也沒有生產。」

耶利哥城的人對以利沙說：「我主，你看這城地勢很好，只是水不好，地裡長不出莊稼。」

那城的人對以利沙說：“請看這城的地勢很好，老師你也看見，可惜水惡劣，以致此地沒有出產。”

耶利哥城的人對以利沙說：『您請看，這城坐落很好，正如我老師所看到的；不過水壞，以致此地不能生產。』

邑民謂以利沙曰、試觀此邑、地勢佳美、我主所見也、惟其水惡劣、土產不稔而隕、

邑人告以利沙曰、邑所建之處、便於利涉、我師所目睹也。然其水不佳、其土不產。

耶利歌邑人告以利沙曰、居於此邑為美、我主所知、然其水惡劣、使土硝瘠、或作使人小產

The people of the city said to Elisha,“ Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive.”

The people of Jericho said to Elisha,“ Look. This town has a good location. You can see that for yourself. But the spring of water here is bad. So the land doesn’t produce anything.”

One day the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elisha.“ We have a problem, my lord,” they told him.“ This town is located in pleasant surroundings, as you can see. But the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.”

The men of the city said to Elisha,“ My lord can see that even though the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.”

Then the men of the city said to Elisha,“ Behold now, the site of the city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

Then the men of the city said to Elisha,“ Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my Lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren.”

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad, and the land miscarrieth.

Then the men of the city said to Elisha,“ Even though our lord can see that the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.”

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city[ is] pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water[ is] naught, and the ground barren.

The men of the city said to Elisha,“ Look, the city has a good location, as our master can see. But the water is bad and the land doesn’t produce crops.”

The men of the city said to Elisha,“ Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.”

“ But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you.Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock.

None shall miscarry or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.

When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.

And the Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.

Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord, how I hid a hundred men of the Lord’s prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water?

Joshua laid an oath on them at that time, saying,“ Cursed before the Lord be the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho.“ At the cost of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son shall he set up its gates.”

And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent.

In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him. And Obadiah recognized him and fell on his face and said,“ Is it you, my lord Elijah?”

And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock.

And Aaron said to Moses,“ Oh, my lord, do not punish us because we have done foolishly and have sinned.

Give them, O Lord— what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

And the Lord said to Moses,“ Say to Aaron,‘ Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, their canals, and their ponds, and all their pools of water, so that they may become blood, and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, even in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’”

Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.