Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho

Then the men of the city said to Elisha,“Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as [you] can see. But the water [is] bad and the land is unfruitful.”

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“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied,“and put some salt in it.”

So they brought [it] to him, 21 and [Elisha] went out to the spring cast the salt into it, and said,“This is what the LORD says:‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.[fn]’ ”

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And the waters [there] have been healthy to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha.

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