2 Kings 7:19

And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The royal officer confronts the prophet Elisha immediately after the grain price prophecy is announced, demanding proof that the Lord could supply such abundance. Elisha addresses the officer’s doubt with a direct response.

The words — הַשָּׁלִישׁ (ha-shalish, "the officer") and יְהוָה (Yahweh) identify the opposing figures in the exchange. The verb וַיַּעַן (va-ya'an, "he answered") marks the officer’s skeptical reply to the man of God.

The thread — The officer’s question repeats his exact doubt from 2 Kings 7:2, and the narrative confirms the outcome in 2 Kings 7:20.

Why it lands — The text states the officer will see the fulfillment but will not eat of it, delivering a fixed declaration rather than a conditional warning. Readers must acknowledge that divine words stand regardless of human disbelief.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Cross-references

2 Kings 7:2 But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”