Then the officer that was close to the king [76] answered the man of God [77] (Elisha). The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!”
Leviticus 25:20 - Easy To Read Version “But maybe you will say, ‘If we don’t plant seeds or gather our crops, we will not have anything to eat during the seventh year.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if you say, What shall we eat in the seventh year if we are not to sow or gather in our increase? American Standard Version (1901) And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase; Common English Bible Suppose you ask, “What will we eat in the seventh year if we don’t plant or gather our crops then?” Catholic Public Domain Version But if you will say: What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we do not sow and do not gather our produce? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if you say: What shall we eat the seventh year, if we sow not, nor gather our fruits? |
Then the officer that was close to the king [76] answered the man of God [77] (Elisha). The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!”
Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what about the money I already paid to the Israelite army?” The man of God answered, “The Lord has plenty. He can give you much more than that!”
And the land will produce good crops for you. Then you will have plenty of food and you will live safely on the land.
But during the seventh year, you will let the land rest. This will be a special time of rest to honor the Lord. You must not plant seed in your field or trim the plants in your grape fields.
“{The land will have a year of rest,} but you will still have enough food. There will be enough food for your men and women servants. There will be food for your hired workers and for the foreigners living in your country.
I don’t have enough meat for all these people! And they continue complaining to me. They say, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
The foreigners that had joined the people of Israel began wanting other things to eat. Soon all the people of Israel began complaining again. The people said, “We want to eat meat!
Jesus answered, “Why are you afraid? You don’t have enough faith.” Then Jesus stood and gave a command to the wind and the waves. The wind stopped, and the lake became very calm.
So don’t always think about what you will eat or what you will drink. Don’t worry about it.
Don’t worry about anything. But pray and ask God for everything you need. And when you pray, always give thanks.