1 Kings 17:20
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?
KJV
Et clamavit ad Dominum, et dixit : Domine Deus meus, etiam ne viduam apud quam ego utcumque sustentor, afflixisti ut interficeres filium ejus ?
Vulgate
καὶ ἀνεβόησεν Ἠλειοὺ καὶ εἶπεν Οἴμοι Κύριε, ὁ μάρτυς τῆς χήρας μεθ’ ἧς ἐγὼ κατοικῶ μετ’ αὐτῆς, σὺ κεκάκωκας τοῦ θανατῶσαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς.
LXX
And 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?
ASV
וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א אֶל יְהוָ֖ה וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔/י הֲ֠/גַם עַל הָ/אַלְמָנָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִ֨י מִתְגּוֹרֵ֥ר עִמָּ֛/הּ הֲרֵע֖וֹתָ לְ/הָמִ֥ית אֶת בְּנָֽ/הּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
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 18:36 — And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art
- 1Sam 7:8 — And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
- 2Kgs 4:33 — He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
- 2Kgs 19:15 — And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven an
- Exod 17:4 — And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
- Gen 18:23 — And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
- Jas 5:15 — And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
- John 9:31 — Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
- Josh 7:8 — O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
- Mark 9:29 — And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
- Matt 21:22 — And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
- Ps 99:6 — Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.