1 Kings 17:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I do not have a cake, but only a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a jar: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But she replied, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked. I only have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a couple of sticks to go and prepare it for myself and my son so we may eat it and then die."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she said,{H559} As Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} liveth,{H2416} I have{H3426} not a cake,{H4580} but a handful{H4393} of meal{H7058} in the jar,{H3537} and a little{H4592} oil{H8081} in the cruse:{H6835} and, behold, I am gathering{H7197} two{H8147} sticks,{H6086} that I may go in{H935} and dress{H6213} it for me and my son,{H1121} that we may eat{H398} it, and die.{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she said{H559}{(H8799)}, As the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} liveth{H2416}, I have{H3426} not a cake{H4580}, but an handful{H4393}{H3709} of meal{H7058} in a barrel{H3537}, and a little{H4592} oil{H8081} in a cruse{H6835}: and, behold, I am gathering{H7197}{(H8781)} two{H8147} sticks{H6086}, that I may go in{H935}{(H8804)} and dress{H6213}{(H8804)} it for me and my son{H1121}, that we may eat{H398}{(H8804)} it, and die{H4191}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    She sayde: As truly as the LORDE yi God lyueth, I haue no bred, but an handfull of floure in a pitcher, & a curtesy oyle in a cruse: and beholde, I haue gathered vp one or two stickes, & wyll go and prepare it for me and my sonne, that we maye eate and dye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And shee sayde, As the Lorde thy God liueth, I haue not a cake, but euen an handfull of meale in a barrel, and a litle oyle in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering a fewe stickes for to go in, and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and dye.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    She sayde: As the Lorde thy God lyueth, I haue no bread redy, but euen an handful of meale in a barrel, & a litle oyle in a cruse: And beholde, I am gathering two stickes, for to go in and dresse it for me and my sonne, that we may eate it, and dye.

  • Authorized 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    She said, As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And she saith, `Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it -- and died.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    She said, "As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    She said,“As certainly as the LORD your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.
  • 2 Kgs 4:2-7 : 2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow vessels abroad from all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour out into all those vessels, and you shall set aside that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me another vessel. And he said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stopped. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your children live on the rest.
  • Gen 21:16 : 16 And she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot away; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. So she sat opposite him and lifted up her voice, and wept.
  • 1 Sam 14:39 : 39 For as the LORD lives, who saves Israel, though it be Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But not one of all the people answered him.
  • 1 Sam 14:45 : 45 But the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has brought this great deliverance in Israel? Far be it! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
  • 1 Sam 20:3 : 3 And David swore moreover, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
  • 1 Sam 20:21 : 21 And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, take them; then come: for there is peace to you, and no harm; as the LORD lives.
  • 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.
  • 1 Sam 26:10 : 10 David said furthermore, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish."
  • 2 Sam 15:21 : 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will your servant be.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
  • Jer 5:2 : 2 And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
  • Jer 14:18 : 18 If I go out to the field, then behold, those slain with the sword; and if I enter the city, then behold, those sick from famine! Yes, both prophet and priest roam about in a land they do not know.
  • Lam 4:9 : 9 Those slain by the sword are better than those who die by hunger; for these waste away, stricken for want of the fruits of the field.
  • Ezek 12:18-19 : 18 Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with shaking and with anxiety; 19 And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink their water with desolation, that her land may be desolate from all that is in it, because of the violence of all who dwell therein.
  • Joel 1:15-16 : 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?
  • Matt 15:33-34 : 33 And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 88%

    13 And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go and do as you have said: but make a little cake for me first, and bring it to me, and afterward, make some for you and your son.

    14 For thus says the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, nor shall the jar of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.

    15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her household, ate many days.

    16 And the barrel of meal did not waste, nor did the jar of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Elijah.

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

    18 And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to remind me of my sin, and to kill my son?

    19 And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her arms, and carried him up into the loft where he stayed, and laid him upon his own bed.

    20 And he cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, have You also brought calamity upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?

  • 83%

    8 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

    9 Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.

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

    11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Please, bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.

  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant feared the LORD: and the creditor has come to take my two sons to be slaves.

    2 And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house except a pot of oil.

  • 2 Kgs 4:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5 So she went from him, and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

    6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me another vessel. And he said to her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stopped.

    7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and you and your children live on the rest.

  • 73%

    28 And the king said to her, What troubles you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.

    29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said to her on the next day, Give your son, that we may eat him: and she has hidden her son.

  • 73%

    40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating the stew, that they cried out, and said, O you man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat of it.

    41 But he said, Then bring flour. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

    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 of it. And he said, Give to the people, that they may eat.

    43 And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus says the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave some.

    44 So he set it before them, and they ate, and left some, according to the word of the LORD.

  • 73%

    12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth.

    13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

    14 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.

  • 72%

    23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the room into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son lives.

    24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.

  • 1 Then Elisha spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, and go you and your household, and stay wherever you can stay: for the LORD has called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land for seven years."

  • 6 And he looked, and behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water at his head. And he ate and drank, and lay down again.

  • 30 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And he arose, and followed her.

  • 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  • 23 Let them therefore give us two bulls; and let them choose one bull for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will prepare the other bull, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.

    2 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Then Elisha said, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus says the LORD, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

  • 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.

  • 4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.

  • 6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

  • 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine swept throughout all the land;

  • 11 Then she said, I pray you, let the king remember the LORD your God, that you would not allow the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

  • 15 Then he said to him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

  • 68%

    23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.

    24 The woman had a fat calf in the house; she hurried, killed it, and took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.

  • 17 And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to your mother-in-law.

  • 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

  • 8 And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mountain of God.

  • 3 And take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him: he shall tell you what shall become of the child.