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1 Kings 18:43

PrayerPatienceFaithWaiting on God

41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

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BSB
“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
KJV
And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
WEB
He said to his servant, “Go up now and look toward the sea.” He went up and looked, then said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.
ASV
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
DARBY
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
BLB
and he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the way the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “[There is] not anything.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times.
ÅB
Så sa han til sin dreng: Stig opp og se ut mot havet! Og han steg opp og så ut, men sa: Det er ikke noe å se. Syv ganger sa han: Gå dit igjen!
OTB
Og han sa til sin tjener: "Gå opp nå, se mot havet." Så gikk han opp og så, og sa: "Det er ingenting." Men han sa: "Gå tilbake" syv ganger.
B1930
Så sa han til sin dreng: Stig op og se ut mot havet! Og han steg op og så ut, men sa: Det er ikke noget å se. Syv ganger sa han: Gå dit igjen!

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Cross references

  • Habakkuk 2:3

    For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

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  • Luke 18:1

    And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

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  • Luke 18:7

    And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

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  • Genesis 32:26

    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

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  • Ephesians 6:18

    Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

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  • Hebrews 10:36–37

    For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

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  • Psalms 5:3

    My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

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