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1 Kings 17:16 — And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail…
“And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.”
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The verses around 1 Kings 17:16.
14For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.
15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.
17And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
18And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
Verse explanation
The flour did not run out and the oil did not fail, exactly as the LORD had said through Elijah — a small daily miracle sustaining the three of them through the famine.
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1 Kings 17:16 in other versions
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- KJV · King James
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Da panella a farinha se não acabou, e da botija o azeite não faltou: conforme á palavra do Senhor, que fallara pelo ministerio de Elias.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E o jarro da farinha não esvaziou, nem minguou a botija do azeite, conforme à palavra do SENHOR que havia dito por Elias.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
La vasija de harina no se vació y la jarra de aceite de oliva no se agotó, tal como el Señor había dicho por medio de Elías.
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