And it came to be at noon, that Ěliyahu taunted them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a mighty one; he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or it could be that he is asleep and has to be awakened!”
1 Kings 18:28 - The Scriptures 2009 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves, according to their ruling, with knives and spears, until the blood gushed out on them. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with knives and lances until the blood gushed out upon them. American Standard Version (1901) And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. Common English Bible So the prophets of Baal cried with a louder voice and cut themselves with swords and knives as was their custom. Their blood flowed all over them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then they cried out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets, until they were entirely covered in blood. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood. |
And it came to be at noon, that Ěliyahu taunted them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a mighty one; he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or it could be that he is asleep and has to be awakened!”
And the rest of it he makes into a mighty one, his carved image. He falls down before it and worships, prays to it and says, “Deliver me, for you are my mighty one.”
“Baldness shall come upon Azzah, Ashqelon shall be cut off with the remnant of their valley. Till when would you cut yourself?
‘And do not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor put tattoo marks on you. I am יהוה.
Is יהוה pleased with thousands of rams or ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my being?
“And one shall say to him, ‘What are these wounds in your hands?’ And he shall say, ‘Because I was struck at home by those who love me.’
And continually, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.
and often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if it is at all possible for You, have compassion on us and help us.”
“You are the children of יהוה your Elohim. Do not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead,