And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Haggai 1:10 - King James 2000 Therefore the heavens over you withholds the dew, and the earth withholds her fruit. 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: |
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them:
Therefore will I return, and take away my grain in its time, and my wine in its season, and will take back my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heavens as iron, and your earth as bronze:
You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but you have not enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he that earns wages earns wages to put it into a bag with holes.