2 Kings 5:27 (YLT)

Passage

yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to thee, and to thy seed, --to the age;' and he goeth out from before him--leprous as snow.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 5:25 And he hath come in, and doth stand by his lord, and Elisha saith unto him, `Whence--Gehazi?' and he saith, `Thy servant went not hither or thither.'

2 Kings 5:26 And he saith unto him, `My heart went not when the man turned from off his chariot to meet thee; is it a time to take silver, and to take garments, and olives, and vines, and flock, and herd, and men-servants, and maid-servants?

2 Kings 5:27 yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to thee, and to thy seed, --to the age;' and he goeth out from before him--leprous as snow.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "leprosy", "naaman", "doth", "cleave", "thee", "seed", "goeth", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "leprosy" and "naaman", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And he saith unto him My heart...", giving immediate footing for "leprosy" and "naaman". In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "leprosy" and "naaman" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.