10 And Elisha said to him, (A)“Go, say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover,’ but[a] the Lord has shown me that (B)he shall certainly die.” 11 And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, (C)until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept. 12 And Hazael said, “Why does my lord weep?” He answered, “Because I know (D)the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword (E)and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women.”

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  1. 2 Kings 8:10 Some manuscripts say, ‘You shall certainly not recover,’ for

10 Elisha answered, “Go and say to him, ‘You will certainly recover.’(A) Nevertheless,[a] the Lord has revealed to me that he will in fact die.” 11 He stared at him with a fixed gaze until Hazael was embarrassed.(B) Then the man of God began to weep.(C)

12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.

“Because I know the harm(D) you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash(E) their little children(F) to the ground, and rip open(G) their pregnant women.”

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  1. 2 Kings 8:10 The Hebrew may also be read Go and say, ‘You will certainly not recover,’ for.