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1 Kings 17:13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.1 Kings 17:14For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the earth.1 Kings 17:15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.1 Kings 17:16The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.1 Kings 17:17And 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.1 Kings 17:18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son!1 Kings 17:19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.1 Kings 17:20And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?1 Kings 17:21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.1 Kings 17:22And Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.1 Kings 17:23And 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.1 Kings 17:24And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.2 Kings 4:1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.2 Kings 4:2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.2 Kings 4:3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.2 Kings 4:4And thou shalt go in, and shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and pour out into all those vessels; and thou shalt set aside that which is full.2 Kings 4:5So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons; they brought the vessels to her, and she poured out.2 Kings 4:6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.2 Kings 4:7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy sons of the rest.Nehemiah 5:1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.Nehemiah 5:2For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.Nehemiah 5:3Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth.Nehemiah 5:4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.Nehemiah 5:5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already: neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.Nehemiah 5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.Nehemiah 5:7Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and therulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them.Nehemiah 5:8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.Nehemiah 5:9Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?Nehemiah 5:10And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.Nehemiah 5:11Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.Nehemiah 5:12Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.Nehemiah 5:13Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the assembly said, Amen, and praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise.Nehemiah 8:10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.Nehemiah 8:12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.Esther 9:22as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.Job 5:15But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.Job 5:16So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.Job 20:19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.Job 20:20Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.Job 20:21There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.Job 22:6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.Job 22:7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.Job 22:9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.Job 22:10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear troubleth thee,Job 22:11Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.Job 24:4They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.Job 24:7They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.Job 24:8They are wet with the showers of the mountains, And embrace the rock for want of a shelter.Job 24:9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;Job 24:10So that they go about naked without clothing, And being hungry they carry the sheaves.Job 29:11For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me:Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.Job 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.Job 29:15I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.Job 29:16I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.Job 30:25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?Job 31:15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,Job 31:17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof