1 Kings 19:7
And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
1 Kings 19:7 in other translations
| BSB | A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” |
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| WEB | The LORD’s angel came again the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.” |
| ASV | And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee. |
| YLT | And the messenger of Jehovah turneth back a second time, and cometh against him, and saith, ‘Rise, eat, for the way is too great for thee;' |
| DARBY | And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise, eat; for the journey is too great for thee. |
| BBE | And the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touching him said, Get up and have some food, or the journey will be overmuch for your strength. |
| Webster | And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for thee. |
What does 1 Kings 19:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 19:4-18
4-18. went a day's journey into the wilderness--on the way from Beer-sheba to Horeb--a wide expanse of sand hills, covered with the retem (not juniper, but broom shrubs), whose tall and spreading branches, with their white leaves, afford a very cheering and refreshing shade. His gracious God did not lose sight of His fugitive servant, but watched over him, and, miraculously ministering to his wants, enabled him, in…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 19:1-8
Jezebel sent Elijah a threatening message. Carnal hearts are hardened and enraged against God, by that which should convince and conquer them. Great faith is not always alike strong. He might be serviceable to Israel at this time, and had all reason to depend upon God's protection, while doing God's work; yet he flees. His was not the deliberate desire of grace, as Paul's, to depart and be with Christ. God thus left…
1 Kings 19:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 19:7
- Psalms 103:13-14
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
- Deuteronomy 33:25
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
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Context
- 1 Kings 19:6
And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
- 1 Kings 19:7
And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
- 1 Kings 19:8
And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
1 Kings 19:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y volviendo el ángel de Jehová la segunda vez, tocóle, diciendo: Levántate, come: porque gran camino te resta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ange de l’ Éternel revint une seconde fois, et le toucha, et dit: Lève-toi, mange, car le chemin est trop long pour toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Engel Jehovas kam zum zweiten Male wieder und rührte ihn an und sprach: Stehe auf, iß! denn der Weg ist zu weit für dich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Reversusque est angelus Domini secundo, et tetigit eum, dixitque illi: Surge, comede: grandis enim tibi restat via. |