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16 The [a]bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil [b]become empty, according to the word of Yahweh which He spoke by the hand of Elijah.

Yahweh Returns Life to the Widow’s Son

17 Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 So she said to Elijah, “(A)What do I have to do with you, O (B)man of God? [c]You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:16 Lit pitcher
  2. 1 Kings 17:16 Lit lack
  3. 1 Kings 17:18 Or Have you come...death?

16 For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah.

17 Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. 18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin(A) and kill my son?”

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