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Hazael asks why Elisha weeps, and Elisha grieves over the devastation he foresees for Israel.
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2 Kings 8:12

The Evil Foreseen

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12Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he said, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortresses on fire, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”

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