When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in dismay and said,“ Am I God, that I can give life and take it away? Why is this man asking me to heal someone with leprosy? I can see that he’s just trying to pick a fight with me.”

以色列王看了信就撕裂衣服，说：“我岂是神，能使人死使人活呢？这人竟打发人来，叫我治好他的大麻风。你们看一看，这人何以寻隙攻击我呢？”

以色列王读了信就撕裂衣服，说：“我岂是上帝，能使人死使人活呢？这人竟派人来，叫我治好一个人的麻风。你们要知道，看，这人是找机会来跟我吵架的。”

以色列王读了信就撕裂衣服，说：“我岂是神，能使人死使人活呢？这人竟派人来，叫我治好一个人的麻风。你们要知道，看，这人是找机会来跟我吵架的。”

以色列王读完信后，就撕裂衣服说：“难道我是上帝吗？我能操纵人的生死吗？这人竟叫我医好一个人的麻风病！他只是想找借口攻打我。”

以色列王读了这信后，就撕裂自己的衣服，说：“我是神，能使人死使人活吗？这人竟派人到我这里来，要我治好他的痲风。请你们想想看，他是要找机会攻击我。”

以色列王看了信就撕裂衣服，說：「我豈是神，能使人死使人活呢？這人竟打發人來，叫我治好他的大痲瘋。你們看一看，這人何以尋隙攻擊我呢？」

以色列王讀了信就撕裂衣服，說：「我豈是上帝，能使人死使人活呢？這人竟派人來，叫我治好一個人的痲瘋。你們要知道，看，這人是找機會來跟我吵架的。」

以色列王讀了信就撕裂衣服，說：「我豈是神，能使人死使人活呢？這人竟派人來，叫我治好一個人的痲瘋。你們要知道，看，這人是找機會來跟我吵架的。」

以色列王讀完信後，就撕裂衣服說：「難道我是上帝嗎？我能操縱人的生死嗎？這人竟叫我醫好一個人的痲瘋病！他只是想找藉口攻打我。」

以色列王讀了這信後，就撕裂自己的衣服，說：“我是神，能使人死使人活嗎？這人竟派人到我這裡來，要我治好他的痲風。請你們想想看，他是要找機會攻擊我。”

以色列王唸完了信，就撕裂衣服，說：『我，我哪裏是上帝，能使人死、使人活呢？這人竟送信來、叫我使一個人復原、沒有痲瘋屬之病啊！你們請想想，請看看，這人是怎樣找機會來為難我呀。』

以色列王閱書、裂其衣曰、我豈為上帝、能死生人乎、彼乃遣人詣我、使愈其癩、爾其思之、可知彼乃搆釁於我、

以色列王、覽書既畢、裂其衣曰、上帝能殺人、能甦人、我豈上帝乎、何乃遣人就我、使醫其癩、彼欲與我搆釁、爾群僚其思之。

以色列王閱書畢、自裂其衣、對群臣曰、彼遣人至、欲我醫其癩、我豈為神、能使人死生乎、爾且思之、彼尋攻我之隙可知矣、

As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and said,“ Am I God? Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!”

The king of Israel read the letter. As soon as he did, he tore his royal robes. He said,“ Am I God? Can I kill people and bring them back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be healed of his skin disease? He must be trying to pick a fight with me!”

And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said,“ Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.”

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked,“ Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Recognize that he is only picking a fight with me.”

But when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said,“ Am I God, to kill and to keep alive, that this man is sending word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? But consider now, and see how he is seeking a quarrel against me.”

And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said,“ Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me.”

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked,“ Am I God, killing and giving life that this man expects me to cure a man of his skin disease? Think it over and you will see that he is only picking a fight with me.”

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said,[ Am] I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said,“ Am I God? Can I kill or restore life? Why does he ask me to cure a man of his skin disease? Certainly you must see that he is looking for an excuse to fight me!”

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes, and said,“ Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me.”

The Lord gives both death and life; he brings some down to the grave but raises others up.

Then Jacob became furious with Rachel.“ Am I God?” he asked.“ He’s the one who has kept you from having children!”

Then Ahab summoned all the elders of the land and said to them,“ Look how this man is stirring up trouble! I already agreed with his demand that I give him my wives and children and silver and gold.”

They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

Look now; I myself am he! There is no other god but me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!

Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.

Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard.

“ Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.

Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!

Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said,“ Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy.

When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar, as was the custom at times of coronation. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted,“ Treason! Treason!”

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian chief of staff had said.When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord.

The king’s demand is impossible. No one except the gods can tell you your dream, and they do not live here among people.”