And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?

And in the hearing of his countrymen and the army of Samaria he said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they make themselves strong? will they make offerings? will they get the work done in a day? will they make the stones which have been burned come again out of the dust?

Και ελαλησεν ενωπιον των αδελφων αυτου και του στρατευματος της Σαμαρειας και ειπε, Τι καμνουσιν οι αθλιοι ουτοι Ιουδαιοι; θελουσιν αφησει αυτους; θελουσι θυσιασει; θελουσι τελειωσει εν μια ημερα; θελουσιν αναζωοποιησει εκ των σωρων του χωματος τους λιθους, και τουτους κεκαυμενους;

And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?”