 And she said, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.  Conversations on the Bible, by a lady - Page 297by Lady - 1824 - 437 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary W. Howland - 1834 - 288 pages
...me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, I have no bread, I have nothing but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and see, I am gathering these sticks that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we raaj eat it... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1834 - 492 pages
...the bread if necessity had not pressed her. " As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruise ; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that... | |
 | William Jenks - 1836 - 904 pages
...'a morsel of bread in thine hand. 12 And she said, ' .1* the LORD thy God liveth, I hare not a cake, 'but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little...it for me and my son, 'that we may eat it and die. 13 A n. I Elijah said unto her, "Fear not; go and do as tin m hast said : but * make me thereof a little... | |
 | British and foreign sailors' society - 1837 - 442 pages
...been soon in the condition of the poor widow of Sarepta, when she told Elijah, that she " had only a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse, and that she was gathering two sticks, that she might dress it for herself and her son, and die." Two other... | |
 | Joseph Roberts - 1835 - 652 pages
...precious stones, a parrot which repeats science, and a cock which crows not in time of trouble." 12. — "I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it." So said the widow of Zarephath to the prophet Elijah. How often do we see females, just before the... | |
 | David Daniell - 1992 - 700 pages
...in a pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse. And see, I have gathered a few sticks for to go and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it and then die. And Eliah said unto her: fear not, but go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a... | |
 | Elizabeth Cady Stanton - 1993 - 412 pages
...but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a tittle oil in a cruse: and I am gathering sticks, that I may dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake... | |
 | John Kershaw - 1995 - 308 pages
...hand." The woman stands and looks at the prophet, and says, "Man, as thy soul liveth, I have but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; these are for my son and me to live, and I was coming out to gather two sticks to dress up the last,... | |
 | E. W. Sprague - 1996 - 404 pages
...Verses 10 and 12: He asks the widow for a drink and a morsel of bread. The woman said she had but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse, and she was gathering sticks to "dress it." (Probably to bake the bread.) XVII., 13 : Elijah asked her... | |
 | Corrine Patton, Pauline A. Viviano, Jim Fitzgerald - 1998 - 388 pages
...ajar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of twigs so that I may go and prepare it for me and my son that we may eat it and die." 14 For thus says YHWH the God of Israel, The jar of meal will not come to an end and the jug of oil... | |
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