Then the officer who was close to the king answered the man of God. The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen.” Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food.”
Numbers 11:22 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version If we were to kill all the sheep and cattle, that would still not be enough to feed this many people for a month. And if we caught all the fish in the sea, it would not be enough for them!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall flocks and herds be killed to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be collected to satisfy them? American Standard Version (1901) Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? Common English Bible Can flocks and herds be found and slaughtered for them? Or can all the fish in the sea be found and caught for them?” Catholic Public Domain Version Could a multitude of sheep and oxen be slain, so that there would be enough food? Or will the fishes of the sea be gathered together, in order to satisfy them?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall then a multitude of sheep and oxen be killed, that it may suffice for their food? Or shall the fishes of the sea be gathered together to fill them? |
Then the officer who was close to the king answered the man of God. The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen.” Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food.”
I don’t have enough meat for all these people! And they continue complaining to me. They say, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
Moses said, “There are 600,000 soldiers here, and you say, ‘I will give them enough meat to eat for a whole month!’
But the Lord said to Moses, “Don’t limit my power! You will see that I can do what I say I can do.”
The followers asked Jesus, “Where can we get enough bread to feed all these people? We are a long way from any town.”
But Jesus answered, “You give them some food to eat.” They said to Jesus, “We can’t buy enough bread to feed all these people. We would all have to work a month to earn enough to buy that much bread!”
Jesus’ followers answered, “But we are far away from any towns. Where can we get enough bread to feed all these people?”
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is also old.”
“Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish. But that is not enough for so many people.”