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1 Kings 17:14

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.

KJV

Hæc autem dicit Dominus Deus Israël : Hydria farinæ non deficiet, nec lecythus olei minuetur, usque ad diem in qua Dominus daturus est pluviam super faciem terræ.

Vulgate

ὅτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος Ἡ ὑδρία τοῦ ἀλεύρου οὐκ ἐκλείψει καὶ ὁ καψάκης τοῦ ἐλαίου οὐκ ἐλαττονήσει ἕως ἡμέρας τοῦ δοῦναι Κύριον τὸν ὑετὸν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

LXX

For 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.

ASV

כִּ֣י כֹה֩ אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּ֤ד הַ/קֶּ֨מַח֙ לֹ֣א תִכְלָ֔ה וְ/צַפַּ֥חַת הַ/שֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א תֶחְסָ֑ר עַ֠ד י֧וֹם תתן תֵּת יְהוָ֛ה גֶּ֖שֶׁם עַל פְּנֵ֥י הָ/אֲדָמָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲדָמָ֔ה
'dmh
noun · 224×
גָּֽשֶׁם
gshm
noun · 35×
הּ
h
noun · 18×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֶחְסַ֖ר
ychsr
verb · 21×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 203×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צַפַּ֥חַת
tspcht
noun · 7×
קֶ֣מַח
qmch
noun · 13×
שֶּׁ֖מֶן
shmn
noun · 191×

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2583After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.33 The sacrifice on Mount Carmel is a decisive test for the faith of the People of God. In response to Elijah's plea, "Answer me, O LORD, answer me," the Lord…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 17:4 — And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
  • 2Kgs 3:16 — And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
  • 2Kgs 4:2 — And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
  • 2Kgs 4:42 — And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that
  • 2Kgs 7:1 — Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate
  • 2Kgs 9:6 — And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
  • Jer 14:22 — Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these t
  • Mark 8:8 — So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
  • Matt 6:34 — Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
  • Matt 14:17 — And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
  • Matt 15:36 — And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.