Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
Matthew 27:49 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the others said, Wait! Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him from death. American Standard Version (1901) And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him. Common English Bible But the rest of them said, “Let’s see if Elijah will come and save him.” Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, the others said, "Wait. Let us see whether Elijah will come to free him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the others said: Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him. |
Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
and say, “God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him.”
And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink.