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II Samuel 12:Verse 23

KJV
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But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Genesis 37:35Genesis 37:35Job 30:23Luke 23:43Job 30:23
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What Does II Samuel 12:23 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The solemn declaration of David, "I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me," signifies a certain and glorious hope that transcends the boundar..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

American Standard Version
ASV

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

American King James Version
AKJV

But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and now, he hath died, why is thisI fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."

Darby Translation
Darby

But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

Webster Bible
Webster

But now he is dead, Why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

But now being dead, wherefore shoulde I now fast? Can I bring him againe any more? I shall goe to him, but he shall not returne to me.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

But, now, that he is dead, wherefore should I go on fasting? can I bring him back again? I am going unto him, but, he, will not come back unto me.

Literal Translation
LITV

And now he has died. Why this, that I should fast? Am I able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Modern King James
MKJV

But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Updated King James
UKJV

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

But now he is dead. Why should I be fasting? Am I able to return him again? I am going to him, but he cannot return to me.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Would I be able to bring him back anymore? Instead, I will go to him. Yet truly, he will not return to me.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

`Now forsothe for he is deed, whi `fast Y? whether Y schal mow ayen clepe hym more? Y schal `go more to hym, but he schal not turne ayen to me.

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