Elijah said,“ I serve the Lord who rules over all. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that I will speak to Ahab today.”

以利亚说：“我指着所侍奉永生的万军之耶和华起誓，我今日必使亚哈得见我。”

以利亚说：“我指着所事奉永生的万军之耶和华起誓，我今日要让亚哈见到我。”

以利亚说：“我指着所事奉永生的万军之耶和华起誓，我今日要让亚哈见到我。”

以利亚说：“我事奉的是永活的万军之耶和华，我凭祂起誓，我今天必出现在亚哈面前。”

以利亚说：“我指着我所服事永活的万军之耶和华起誓，今天我必在亚哈面前出现。”

以利亞說：「我指着所事奉永生的萬軍之耶和華起誓，我今日必使亞哈得見我。」

以利亞說：「我指着所事奉永生的萬軍之耶和華起誓，我今日要讓亞哈見到我。」

以利亞說：「我指着所事奉永生的萬軍之耶和華起誓，我今日要讓亞哈見到我。」

以利亞說：「我事奉的是永活的萬軍之耶和華，我憑祂起誓，我今天必出現在亞哈面前。」

以利亞說：“我指著我所服事永活的萬軍之耶和華起誓，今天我必在亞哈面前出現。”

以利亞說：『我指着永活的萬軍之永恆主我侍立在他面前的來起誓：我今天一定要使亞哈看見我。』

以利亞曰、我指所事萬軍之主、維生之耶和華而誓、今日我必見於彼、

以利亞曰、我指所事萬有之主耶和華而誓、我今日必入覲乎王。

以利亞曰、我指我所事萬有之永生主而誓、今日必使亞哈得見我、

Elijah said,“ As the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today.”

And Elijah said,“ As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”

But Elijah said,“ I swear by the Lord Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day.”

Then Elijah said,“ As the LORD of Armies lives, in whose presence I stand, today I will present myself to Ahab.”

Then Elijah said,“ As surely as the Lord of armies lives, before whom I stand, I will certainly present myself to him today.”

Then Elijah said,“ As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today.”

And Elijah said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to- day.

Then Elijah said,“ As the Lord of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, today I will present myself to Ahab.”

And Elijah said,[ As] the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.

But Elijah said,“ As certainly as the LORD WHO RULES OVER ALL lives( whom I serve), I will make an appearance before him today.”

Elijah said,“ As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”

Elijah was from Tishbe in the land of Gilead. He said to Ahab,“ I serve the Lord. He is the God of Israel. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that there won’t be any dew or rain on the whole land. There won’t be any during the next few years. It won’t come until I say so.”

My master has sent people to look for you everywhere. There isn’t a nation or kingdom where he hasn’t sent someone to look for you. Suppose a nation or kingdom would claim you weren’t there. Then Ahab would make them give their word that they couldn’t find you. And that’s just as sure as the Lord your God is alive.

When you look up at the heavens, you will see the sun and moon. And you will see huge numbers of stars. Don’t let anyone tempt you to bow down to the sun, moon or stars. Don’t worship things the Lord your God has provided for all the nations on earth.

“ Listen to me, you who know what is right. Pay attention, you who have taken my instruction to heart. Do not be afraid when mere human beings make fun of you. Do not be terrified when they laugh at you.They will be like clothes that moths have eaten up. They will be like wool that worms have chewed up. But my saving power will last forever. I will save you for all time to come.”

The angel said to him,“ I am Gabriel. I serve God. I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his angels in heaven.Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all you shining stars.

Who is the King of glory? The Lord, who is strong and mighty. The Lord, who is mighty in battle.Open wide, you gates. Open wide, you ancient doors. Then the King of glory will come in.Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord who rules over all. He is the King of glory.

But Joshua, the son of Nun, is your helper. Joshua will enter the land. Help him to be brave. Give him hope. He will lead Israel to take the land as their own.

They will lie outside under the sun, moon and all the stars. All these people had loved and served these things. They had followed them and worshiped them. They had asked them for advice. So the bones of these people will not be gathered up or buried again. Instead, they will be like human waste lying there on the ground.

So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed.

Praise the Lord, all you angels in heaven. Praise him, all you who serve him and do what he wants.

Can anyone count his troops? Is there anyone his light doesn’t shine on?

They were calling out to one another. They were saying,“ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who rules over all. The whole earth is full of his glory.”

Suddenly a large group of angels from heaven also appeared. They were praising God. They said,“ May glory be given to God in the highest heaven! And may peace be given to those he is pleased with on earth!”

People promise things by someone greater than themselves. Giving your word makes a promise certain. It puts an end to all arguing.So God gave his word when he made his promise. He wanted to make it very clear that his purpose does not change. He wanted those who would receive what was promised to know this.