Verse 20

1 Kings 17:20

American Standard Version

20 And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God (Elohim), hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א אֶל יְהוָ֖ה וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔/י הֲ֠/גַם עַל הָ/אַלְמָנָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִ֨י מִתְגּוֹרֵ֥ר עִמָּ֛/הּ הֲרֵע֖וֹתָ לְ/הָמִ֥ית אֶת בְּנָֽ/הּ
English Translation
And he cried out to the Lord and said, "Lord my God, will You also destroy the widow with whom I dwell by killing her son?"
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Chapter 17 Context
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God (E... Focus ↗
2 And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, Focus ↗
3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jo... Focus ↗
4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee th... Focus ↗
5 So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, t... Focus ↗
6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and h... Focus ↗
7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. Focus ↗
8 And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, Focus ↗
9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a... Focus ↗
10 So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was the... Focus ↗
11 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bre... Focus ↗
12 And she said, As Jehovah thy God (Elohim) liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the ja... Focus ↗
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake f... Focus ↗
14 For thus saith Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall t... Focus ↗
15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [man... Focus ↗
16 The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, whi... Focus ↗
17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell s... Focus ↗
18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God (Elohim)? thou art come unt... Focus ↗
19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the... Focus ↗
20 And he cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God (Elohim), hast thou also brought evil upon the...
21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my... Focus ↗
22 And Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and h... Focus ↗
23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him... Focus ↗
24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God (Elohim), and that the word of J... Focus ↗