So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. Meanwhile, the famine had become very severe in Samaria.

以利亚就去，要使亚哈得见他。那时，撒玛利亚有大饥荒；

以利亚就去，要让亚哈见到他。那时，撒玛利亚的饥荒非常严重。

以利亚就去，要让亚哈见到他。那时，撒玛利亚的饥荒非常严重。

以利亚就去见亚哈。当时，撒玛利亚正遭受严重的饥荒。

于是以利亚去了，要在亚哈面前出现。那时撒玛利亚发生十分严重的饥荒。

以利亞就去，要使亞哈得見他。那時，撒馬利亞有大饑荒；

以利亞就去，要讓亞哈見到他。那時，撒瑪利亞的饑荒非常嚴重。

以利亞就去，要讓亞哈見到他。那時，撒瑪利亞的饑荒非常嚴重。

以利亞就去見亞哈。當時，撒瑪利亞正遭受嚴重的饑荒。

於是以利亞去了，要在亞哈面前出現。那時撒瑪利亞發生十分嚴重的饑荒。

以利亞就去，要使亞哈看見他。那時撒瑪利亞饑荒得很厲害。

以利亞遂往、見於亞哈、時、撒瑪利亞饑甚、

阿巴底為亞哈掌宮闈、寅畏耶和華、

以利亞遂往欲使亞哈得見之、時撒瑪利亞大饑、

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria,

So Elijah went to speak to Ahab. There wasn’t enough food in Samaria. The people there were very hungry.

So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab; and there was a severe famine in Samaria.

And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.

And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And[ there was] a sore famine in Samaria.

So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria.

As a result, there was a great famine in the city. The siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty pieces of silver, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five pieces of silver.

The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.

If I go out into the fields, I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy. If I walk the city streets, I see people who have died of starvation. The prophets and priests continue with their work, but they don’t know what they’re doing.”

“ I, yes I, am the one who comforts you. So why are you afraid of mere humans, who wither like the grass and disappear?

The day of the Lord is near, the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. How terrible that day will be!Our food disappears before our very eyes. No joyful celebrations are held in the house of our God.The seeds die in the parched ground, and the grain crops fail. The barns stand empty, and granaries are abandoned.How the animals moan with hunger! The herds of cattle wander about confused, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery.Lord, help us! The fire has consumed the wilderness pastures, and flames have burned up all the trees.Even the wild animals cry out to you because the streams have dried up, and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures.

“ Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.The nobles send servants to get water, but all the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers, confused and desperate, covering their heads in grief.The ground is parched and cracked for lack of rain. The farmers are deeply troubled; they, too, cover their heads.Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn because there is no grass in the field.The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, but there is none to be found.”

Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.

I will destroy your food supply, so that ten women will need only one oven to bake bread for their families. They will ration your food by weight, and though you have food to eat, you will not be satisfied.

Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,“ I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”So we can say with confidence,“ The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”

The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron.The Lord will change the rain that falls on your land into powder, and dust will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed.