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.
1 Kings 17:16 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | The jar of meal didn’t run out and the jar of oil didn’t fail, according to the LORD’s word, which he spoke by Elijah. |
| ASV | 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 | 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. |
| DARBY | The meal in the barrel did not waste, neither did the oil in the cruse fail, according to the word of Jehovah which he had spoken through Elijah. |
| BBE | The store of meal did not come to an end, and the bottle was never without oil, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah. |
| Webster | And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Elijah. |
What does 1 Kings 17:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 17:8-16
8-16. the word of the Lord came to him--Zarephath, Sarepta, now Surafend, whither he was directed to go, was far away on the western coast of Palestine, about nine miles south of Sidon, and within the dominions of Jezebel's impious father, where the famine also prevailed. Meeting, at his entrance into the town, the very woman who was appointed by divine providence to support him, his faith was severely tested by…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 17:8-16
Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, and some, it is likely, would have bidden him welcome to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and bless with his presence a city of Sidon, a Gentile city, and so becomes the first prophet of the Gentiles. Jezebel was Elijah's greatest enemy; yet, to show her how powerless was her malice, God will find a hiding-place for him even in her own country. The person…
1 Kings 17:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 17:16
- Matthew 9:28-30
And 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. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
- Luke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
- John 4:50-51
Jesus 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. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
- Matthew 19:26
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
- 1 Kings 16:12
Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,
- 1 Kings 13:5
The 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.
- Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
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- 1 Kings 17:15
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 17:17
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.
1 Kings 17:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la tinaja de la harina no escaseó, ni menguó la botija del aceite, conforme á la palabra de Jehová que había dicho por Elías. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Le pot de farine ne s’épuisa pas et la cruche d’huile ne manqua pas, selon la parole de l’ Éternel, qu’il avait dite par Élie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Das Mehl im Topfe ging nicht aus, und das Öl im Kruge nahm nicht ab, nach dem Worte Jehovas, das er durch Elia geredet hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | hydria farinæ non defecit, et lecythus olei non est imminutus, juxta verbum Domini quod locutus fuerat in manu Eliæ. |