After some time, all the water was gone. There was none left to drink. So Hagar put her son under a bush.
Genesis 21:16 - Easy To Read Version Hagar walked a short distance away. Then she stopped and sat down. Hagar thought her son would die because there was no water. She did not want to watch him die. She sat there and began to cry. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot, for she said, Let me not see the death of the lad. And as she sat down opposite him, he lifted up his voice and wept and she raised her voice and wept. American Standard Version (1901) And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. Common English Bible She walked away from him about as far as a bow shot and sat down, telling herself, I can’t bear to see the boy die. She sat at a distance, cried out in grief, and wept. Catholic Public Domain Version And she moved away and sat in a distant area, as far as a bow can reach. For she said, "I shall not see the boy die." And so, sitting opposite her, he lifted up his voice and wept. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off as far as a bow can carry. For she said: I will not see the boy die. And sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept. |
After some time, all the water was gone. There was none left to drink. So Hagar put her son under a bush.
But Esau continued to beg his father. “Do you have only one blessing, father? Bless me also, father!” Esau began to cry.
I can’t go back to my father if the boy is not with me. I am very afraid of what would happen to my father.”
The woman answered, “I promise you before the Lord your God that I have no bread. I have only a little flour in a jar. And I have only a little olive oil in a jug. I came to this place to gather a couple of pieces of wood for a fire. I will take it back home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”
The second woman said, “That is fine. Cut the baby into two pieces. Then neither of us will have him.”
I am begging the king because I could not bear to see those terrible things happen to my people. I could not bear to see my family killed.”
\{But I say\},\par “Can a woman forget her baby? No!\par Can a woman forget the child\par that came from her body?\par No! A woman can’t forget her children.\par And I (the Lord) can’t forget you.\par
My people, put on sackcloth {\cf2\super [47]} ,\par and roll in the ashes. {\cf2\super [48]} \par Cry loud for the dead people.\par Cry like you lost an only son.\par Do these things because the destroyer\par will come against us very quickly.\par
I will change your holidays\par into days of crying for the dead.\par All your songs will be songs of sadness\par for dead people.\par I will put clothes of sadness on everyone.\par I will make every head bald. {\cf2\super [104]} \par I will make it like heavy crying\par for an only son that has died.\par It will be a very bitter end.”\par
After the angel gave the people of Israel this message from the Lord, the people cried loudly.
I pray that he helps each of you to find a husband and a nice home.” Naomi kissed her daughters-in-law, and they all started crying.
David finished speaking, and Saul asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul began to cry. Saul cried very much.
David and the other men in his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry any more.