2 Samuel 12:23
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBut now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
— 2 Samuel 12:23, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and now, he hath died, why <FI>is<Fi> this--I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.'