mayest certainly recover, &c.. "so far as re-covering goes, thou wilt recover. And [yet] Jehovah hath made me plainly see that he will surely die. "
surely die. Figure of speech Polyptoton. See notes on Genesis 2:17 with Genesis 26:28.
Related Commentaries of 2 Kings 8:10
2 Kings 8:10
10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.