Now Elijah the Tishbite, one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab: “As Adonai God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be no dew or rain these years, except at my word.”
Haggai 1:10 - Tree of Life Version Therefore, because of you, the sky has withheld dew and the earth has withheld its yield. 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: |
Now Elijah the Tishbite, one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab: “As Adonai God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be no dew or rain these years, except at my word.”
“When the skies are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, yet if they pray toward this place and confess Your Name and turn from their sin because You have afflicted them,
Then she will chase after her lovers, but she will not overtake them. She will seek them, but not find. Then she will say: ‘Let me go and return to my first husband, for was it better for me then, than now.’
I will break your pride of power. I will make your sky like iron and your earth like bronze.
You sowed much but bring in little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but not enough to get filled. You put on clothes but no one is warm. And whoever earns wages works for a bag full of holes.”