2 Kings 4:3
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.”
שָׁאַל
To ask, to inquire, to request. Shaal. Ask and it will be given to you. God invites inquiry. He delights in the person who comes to Him with honest questions.
רֵיק
empty
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רֵיק
Empty, vain, without substance. Reyq. My word shall not return to Me empty. Whatever God speaks achieves its purpose. No word of God falls unfulfilled.
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מָעַט
you make few
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מָעַט
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
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כְּלִי
vessels
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כְּלִי
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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שָׁכֵן
neighbors/ your
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שָׁכֵן
a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen
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