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1 Kings 17

Elijah the Tishbite, from the people of Gilead, said to Ahab: As surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain these years except at my word. Then the Lord spoke to Elijah: Leave here, head east and hide by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have co

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The ravens at the brook

Elijah the Tishbite, from the people of Gilead, said to Ahab: As surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain these years except at my word. Then the Lord spoke to Elijah: Leave here, head east and hide by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there. So Elijah went and did what the Lord had told him. He stayed by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. After a while the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the people of Gilead, said to Ahab: As surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who I stand in front of, there won't be dew or rain these years except at my word. And the word of the Lord came to him: Get away from here and turn east, and hide yourself by the brook Kerith that's in front of the Jordan. And it'll be that you'll drink of the brook. And I've ordered the ravens to feed you there. So he went and did according to the word of the Lord. Because he went and lived by the brook Kerith that's in front of the Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening. And he drank of the brook. And after a while the brook dried up, because there hadn't been rain in the land.

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

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Elijah the Tishbite, from the people of Gilead, said to Ahab: As surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain these years except at my word.

Plain English

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the people of Gilead, said to Ahab: As surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who I stand in front of, there won't be dew or rain these years except at my word.

King James Version, 1611

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

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Then the Lord spoke to Elijah:

Plain English

And the word of the Lord came to him:

King James Version, 1611

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

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Leave here, head east and hide by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.

Plain English

Get away from here and turn east, and hide yourself by the brook Kerith that's in front of the Jordan.

King James Version, 1611

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

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You will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.

Plain English

And it'll be that you'll drink of the brook. And I've ordered the ravens to feed you there.

King James Version, 1611

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

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So Elijah went and did what the Lord had told him. He stayed by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.

Plain English

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord. Because he went and lived by the brook Kerith that's in front of the Jordan.

King James Version, 1611

So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

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The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

Plain English

And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening. And he drank of the brook.

King James Version, 1611

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

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After a while the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

Plain English

And after a while the brook dried up, because there hadn't been rain in the land.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

The widow of Zarephath

Then the Lord spoke to him: Get up and go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. I have commanded a widow there to provide for you. So he went to Zarephath. When he reached the city gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her: Could you bring me a little water in a jar so I can have a drink? As she went to get it, he called after her: And please bring me a bit of bread as well. She said: As surely as the Lord your God lives, I haven't got any bread — only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I'm gathering a couple of sticks now so I can cook one last meal for myself and my son. We'll eat it, and then we'll die. Elijah told her: Don't be afraid. Go and do what you've said, but first make me a small cake from it and bring it to me. After that, make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the Lord God of Israel says: The jar of flour will not run out, and the jug of oil will not run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the land. She went and did what Elijah told her. She, Elijah and her household had food for many days. The jar of flour did not run out and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord spoken through Elijah.

And the word of the Lord came to him: Get up, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there. Look — I've ordered a widow woman there to feed you. So he got up and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the town, there was a widow woman gathering sticks. And he called to her: Bring me a bit of water in a vessel, please, so I can drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her: Bring me a bit of bread in your hand, please. And she said: As surely as the Lord your God lives, I've got nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a bit of oil in a jug. And look — I'm gathering a couple of sticks, so I can go in and cook it for me and my son, so we can eat it and die. And Elijah said to her: Don't be frightened. Go and do the way you've said. But make me a little cake of it first and bring it to me, and after that make some for you and for your son. Because this is what the Lord God of Israel says. The jar of flour won't run out, and the jug of oil won't fail, till the day the Lord sends rain on the earth. And she went and did the way Elijah said. And she and he and her house ate plenty of days. And the jar of flour didn't run out and the jug of oil didn't fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

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Then the Lord spoke to him:

Plain English

And the word of the Lord came to him:

King James Version, 1611

And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

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Get up and go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.

Plain English

Get up, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there. Look — I've ordered a widow woman there to feed you.

King James Version, 1611

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

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So he went to Zarephath. When he reached the city gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her: Could you bring me a little water in a jar so I can have a drink?

Plain English

So he got up and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the town, there was a widow woman gathering sticks. And he called to her: Bring me a bit of water in a vessel, please, so I can drink.

King James Version, 1611

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

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As she went to get it, he called after her: And please bring me a bit of bread as well.

Plain English

And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her: Bring me a bit of bread in your hand, please.

King James Version, 1611

And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

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She said: As surely as the Lord your God lives, I haven't got any bread — only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I'm gathering a couple of sticks now so I can cook one last meal for myself and my son. We'll eat it, and then we'll die.

Plain English

And she said: As surely as the Lord your God lives, I've got nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a bit of oil in a jug. And look — I'm gathering a couple of sticks, so I can go in and cook it for me and my son, so we can eat it and die.

King James Version, 1611

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

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Elijah told her: Don't be afraid. Go and do what you've said, but first make me a small cake from it and bring it to me. After that, make something for yourself and your son.

Plain English

And Elijah said to her: Don't be frightened. Go and do the way you've said. But make me a little cake of it first and bring it to me, and after that make some for you and for your son.

King James Version, 1611

And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

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For this is what the Lord God of Israel says: The jar of flour will not run out, and the jug of oil will not run dry, until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.

Plain English

Because this is what the Lord God of Israel says. The jar of flour won't run out, and the jug of oil won't fail, till the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.

King James Version, 1611

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

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She went and did what Elijah told her. She, Elijah and her household had food for many days.

Plain English

And she went and did the way Elijah said. And she and he and her house ate plenty of days.

King James Version, 1611

And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.

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The jar of flour did not run out and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord spoken through Elijah.

Plain English

And the jar of flour didn't run out and the jug of oil didn't fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.

King James Version, 1611

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

The widow's son

Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. His sickness grew so severe that there was no breath left in him. She said to Elijah: What have you got against me, man of God? Have you come here to remind me of my sin and bring about my son's death? Elijah said: Give me your son. He took the boy from her arms, carried him up to the room where he was staying and laid him on his bed. Then he cried to the Lord: Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow who has taken me in, by letting her son die? He stretched himself over the child three times and cried to the Lord: Lord my God, please let this child's life return to him. The Lord heard Elijah's cry. The child's life returned to him, and he lived. Elijah carried the child down from the upstairs room into the house and gave him to his mother. He said: Look — your son is alive. The woman told Elijah: Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.

And after these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick. And his sickness was so bad that there was no breath left in him. And she said to Elijah: What have I got to do with you, man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to kill my son? And he said to her: Give me your son. And he took him out of her chest and carried him up into a room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed. And he cried out to the Lord: Lord my God, have you brought trouble on the widow I'm staying with too, by killing her son? And he stretched himself out on the child three times and cried out to the Lord: Lord my God, let this child's soul come into him again, please. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah. And the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived. And Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the room into the house and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said: See — your son is alive. And the woman said to Elijah: Now by this I know you're a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again. And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.

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Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. His sickness grew so severe that there was no breath left in him.

Plain English

And after these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick. And his sickness was so bad that there was no breath left in him.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

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She said to Elijah: What have you got against me, man of God? Have you come here to remind me of my sin and bring about my son's death?

Plain English

And she said to Elijah: What have I got to do with you, man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to mind and to kill my son?

King James Version, 1611

And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

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Elijah said: Give me your son. He took the boy from her arms, carried him up to the room where he was staying and laid him on his bed.

Plain English

And he said to her: Give me your son. And he took him out of her chest and carried him up into a room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.

King James Version, 1611

And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

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Then he cried to the Lord: Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow who has taken me in, by letting her son die?

Plain English

And he cried out to the Lord: Lord my God, have you brought trouble on the widow I'm staying with too, by killing her son?

King James Version, 1611

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

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He stretched himself over the child three times and cried to the Lord: Lord my God, please let this child's life return to him.

Plain English

And he stretched himself out on the child three times and cried out to the Lord: Lord my God, let this child's soul come into him again, please.

King James Version, 1611

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

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The Lord heard Elijah's cry. The child's life returned to him, and he lived.

Plain English

And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah. And the soul of the child came into him again, and he lived.

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

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Elijah carried the child down from the upstairs room into the house and gave him to his mother. He said: Look — your son is alive.

Plain English

And Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the room into the house and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said: See — your son is alive.

King James Version, 1611

And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

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The woman told Elijah: Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.

Plain English

And the woman said to Elijah: Now by this I know you're a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is true.

King James Version, 1611

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.