1 Kings 18:43
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up and looked, and said, [There is] nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
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Genesis 32:26And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me.
2 Kings 4:35And he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and bent over him. And the lad sneezed seven times, and the lad opened his eyes.
Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but it hasteth to the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; for it will surely come, it will not delay.
Luke 18:7And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?
Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of endurance in order that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:42-46
Rain Sent on the Land. ( b. c. 906.) 41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there… Read the whole commentary →