2 Kings 8:10Elisha said to him, "Go, tell him, 'You shall surely recover;' however Yahweh has shown me that he shall surely die."
The setting
Elisha's dwelling, ~840 BC. The prophet stands before Hazael, seeing both human hope and divine decree simultaneously...
The emotion here: profound grief carrying unbearable divine knowledge
The original word
mot yamut (מוֹת יָמוּת) — he will surely die, emphatic Hebrew construction showing absolute certainty
Why it matters
This creates the only recorded prophetic paradox — recovery is possible, but death is certain
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 8:10
Elisha gives TWO answers — what to SAY versus what will HAPPEN
Common misconceptionPeople think Elisha is being deceptive, but he's showing the difference between human hope (recovery is medically possible) and divine sovereignty (death is decreed).
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 8:10
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 8:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 8:10 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Elisha. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prophetic paradox, divine knowledge, mortality. Notable phrases: you shall surely recover; he shall surely die. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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