KJV King James Version
[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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1 Kings 17:16
[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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
WEB World English Bible
The jar of meal didn’t empty, neither did the jar of oil fail, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by Elijah.
ASV American Standard Version
The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the pitcher of meal was not consumed, and the dish of oil did not lack, according to the word of Jehovah that He spake by the hand of Elijah.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 17
13 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.
14 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.
15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days.
16 [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.
17 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.
18 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?
19 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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כַּ֤דH3537 · kadjarהַקֶּ֙מַח֙H7058 · qe.machflourלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotכָלָ֔תָהH3615 · ka.lahto end: finishוְצַפַּ֥חַתH6835 · tsap.pa.chatjarהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןH8081 · she.menoilלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotחָסֵ֑רH2637 · cha.serto lackכִּדְבַ֣רH1697 · da.varwordיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבֶּ֖רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakבְּיַ֥דH3027 · yadhandאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פH452 · e.liy.yahElijah
Cross-references
Matthew 9:28-30And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.John 4:50-51Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.Luke 1:37For with God nothing shall be impossible.Luke 1:45And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.1 Kings 16:12Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,Matthew 19:26But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.1 Kings 13:5The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
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