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NASB | 2 Samuel 12:11 "Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 12:11 "Thus says the LORD, 'Behold, I will stir up evil against you from your own household; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. |
Bible Question: Thanks for your response, Debbie. I would agree with that God is holy and righteous. But I don't know how to understand this passage. It does not say that God would *allow* this sin to take place. I would have no problem with that. But what it says is that God would *cause* it. God is speaking and He says, "I will..." three different times in these two verses. How are we to understand this? |
Bible Answer: The term "I will" is not translateable from Hebrew to English. That is to say that Strong's Concordance has no Hebrew word for either I or will. If you have ever taken a foreign language, you know that it never translates exactly and it is ofter grammatically difficult to read. Translaters often make the reading easier while trying to stay true to the text. That is one reason you have so many tranlations. My thought is that God is not saying He will do it, but that it will be done. Kelkat |