Verse 5

As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted,“Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 18:10 : 10 They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say,“Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom has come!”
  • Rev 18:16 : 16 saying,“Woe, woe, O great city– dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls–
  • Rev 18:19 : 19 And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning,“Woe, Woe, O great city– in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth– because in a single hour she has been destroyed!”
  • Exod 22:14-15 : 14 “If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is hurt or dies when its owner was not with it, the man who borrowed it will surely pay. 15 If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it.
  • 2 Kgs 3:10 : 10 The king of Israel said,“Oh no! Certainly the LORD has summoned these three kings so that he can hand them over to the king of Moab!”
  • 2 Kgs 4:7 : 7 She went and told the prophet. He said,“Go, sell the olive oil. Repay your creditor, and then you and your sons can live off the rest of the profit.”
  • 2 Kgs 6:15 : 15 The prophet’s attendant got up early in the morning. When he went outside there was an army surrounding the city, along with horses and chariots. He said to Elisha,“Oh no, my master! What will we do?”
  • Ps 37:21 : 21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
  • Eccl 10:10 : 10 If an iron axhead is blunt and a workman does not sharpen its edge, he must exert a great deal of effort; so wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
  • Isa 10:34 : 34 The thickets of the forest will be chopped down with an ax, and mighty Lebanon will fall.