And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
1 Kings 18:28 - Revised Version 1885 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with knives and lances until the blood gushed out upon them. American Standard Version (1901) And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them. Common English Bible So the prophets of Baal cried with a louder voice and cut themselves with swords and knives as was their custom. Their blood flowed all over them. Catholic Public Domain Version Then they cried out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves, in accord with their ritual, with knives and lancets, until they were entirely covered in blood. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So they cried with a loud voice, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till they were all covered with blood. |
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is musing, or he is gone aside, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.
And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.
Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.