1 Kings 17:14 KJV

For 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.

Words Then and Now

  • cruse a small jar or flask Still heard today: the widow’s cruse, a supply that never runs out (1 Kings 17), still a British saying Webster’s 1828 · Cruse

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Elijah sent to ZarephathMany widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, and some, it is likely, would have bidden him welcome to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and bless...

Thompson Chains

  • Faith (5)See the chain from Genesis 15:6 · 15 links

Cross References

  • 2 Kings 3:16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
  • 1 Kings 17:4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
  • 2 Kings 4:2–7 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. …
  • 2 Kings 4:42–44 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. …
  • 2 Kings 7:1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

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Topics

  • Barrel An earthen jar
  • Blessing To the widow of Zerephath
  • Canaan Famines in
  • Elijah By divine direction goes to Zarephath, where he is sustained in the household of a widow, whose meal and oil are miraculousiy increased
  • Faith Widow of Zarephath in feeding Elijah

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • AhabKing of Israel · 918–897 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For thus saith כִּי kî Conjunction כֹה kô Adverb אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • The barrel כַּד kad כַּד Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of meal הַקֶּמַח haqqemaḥ קֶמַח Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • shall not waste לֹא lōʾ Negative תִכְלָה tiklâ כָּלָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine singular
  • neither shall the cruse וְצַפַּחַת wĕṣappaḥat צַפַּחַת Noun · feminine singular construct · with and לֹא lōʾ Negative
  • of oil הַשֶּׁמֶן haššemen שֶׁמֶן Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • fail תֶחְסָר teḥsār חָסֵר Verb · qal imperfect, third person feminine singular
  • until the day עַד ʿad Preposition יוֹם yôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct
  • the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • sendeth תֵּת tēt נָתַן Verb · qal infinitive construct
  • rain גֶּשֶׁם gešem גֶּשֶׁם Noun · masculine singular
  • upon עַל ʿal Preposition פְּנֵי pĕnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
  • the earth הָאֲדָמָה hāʾădāmâ אֲדָמָה Noun · feminine singular · with the

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