Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, , said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives, in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ’
Haggai 1:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So on your account, the skies have withheld the dew and the land its crops. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore the heavens above you [for your sake] withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its produce. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit. Common English Bible Therefore, the skies above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce because of you. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, the heavens over you have been prohibited from giving dew, and the earth has been prohibited from giving her sprouts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore the heavens over you were stayed from giving dew, and the earth was hindered from yielding her fruits: |
Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, , said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives, in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ’
When the skies are shut and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you, and they pray towards this place and praise your name, and they turn from their sins because you are afflicting them,
Therefore, I will take back my grain in its time and my new wine in its season; I will take away my wool and linen, which were to cover her nakedness.
I will break down your strong pride. I will make your sky like iron and your land like bronze,
You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough to be satisfied. You drink but never have enough to be happy. You put on clothes but never have enough to get warm. The wage earner puts his wages into a bag with a hole in it.’