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1 Kings 17:14

God's faithfulnessPoverty and the vulnerableContentmentHope

12 But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

13 “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,

for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”

15 So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.

16 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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BSB
for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”
KJV
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.
WEB
For the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘The jar of meal will not run out, and the jar of oil will not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the earth.’”
ASV
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.
DARBY
For thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: The meal in the barrel shall not waste, neither shall the oil in the cruse fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the face of the earth!
BLB
For thus says YHWH, God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be used up, and the jug of the oil shall not run dry, until the day of YHWH giving rain on the face of the earth.’”
ÅB
For så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Melkrukken skal ikke bli tom og oljekruset ikke fattes olje like til den dag Herren sender regn over jorden.
OTB
For dette er hva Herren, Israels Gud, sier: 'Bollen med mel skal ikke bli brukt opp, og krukken med olje skal ikke bli tom, inntil den dagen Herren gir regn på landets overflate.'"
B1930
For så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Melkrukken skal ikke bli tom og oljekruset ikke fattes olje like til den dag Herren sender regn over jorden.

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  • Matthew 15:36–38

    Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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  • Matthew 14:17–20

    “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

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  • 2 Kings 4:42–44

    Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

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  • 2 Kings 3:16

    and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’

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  • 2 Kings 7:1

    Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”

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  • 1 Kings 17:4

    And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

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  • 2 Kings 9:6

    So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.

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  • 2 Kings 4:2–7

    “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”

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