1 Kings 18:43

Then said he unto his young man—Go up, I pray thee, and look about in the direction of the sea. So he went up, and looked about, and said—There is, nothing whatever. Then said he—Go again, seven times.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

42So Ahab went up, to eat and to drink,—but, Elijah, went up to the top of Carmel, and bowed himself to the earth, and put his face between his knees.

44And it came to pass, at the seventh time, that he said, Lo! a little cloud, like a man’s hand coming up from the sea. Then he said—Go up, say unto Ahab—Harness, and get thee down, lest the rain shut thee in.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:26Then said he—Let me go, for uprisen hath the dawn. And he said: I will not let thee go, except thou have blessed me

2 Kings 4:35Then retraced he, and walked in the house—once to and fro, and then went up and bowed himself upon him,—and the boy sneezed as many as seven times, and the boy opened his eyes.

Habakkuk 2:3For yet is the vision for an appointed time, still, it presseth towards an end, and will not deceive,—if it tarry, wait thou for it, for it, surely cometh,—will not be too late.

Luke 18:7And shall, God, in any wise not execute the vindication of his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, although he beareth long with regard to them?

Hebrews 10:36For, of endurance, ye have need, in order that, the will of God having done, Ye may bear away, 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 →

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