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Good News Translation
1 Kings 21:5
His wife Jezebel went to him and asked, "Why are you so depressed? Why won't you eat?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?”
Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?”
Hebrew Names Version
But Izevel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
But Izevel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
King James Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
English Standard Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"
New Century Version
His wife, Jezebel, came in and asked him, "Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?"
His wife, Jezebel, came in and asked him, "Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?"
New English Translation
Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, "Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?"
Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, "Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?"
Amplified Bible
Then Jezebel his wife came to him and asked him, "Why is your spirit so troubled that you have not eaten?"
Then Jezebel his wife came to him and asked him, "Why is your spirit so troubled that you have not eaten?"
New American Standard Bible
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iezebel his wife came to him & said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread?
Then Iezebel his wife came to him & said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread?
Legacy Standard Bible
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"
Contemporary English Version
Jezebel his wife came in and asked, "What's wrong? Why won't you eat?"
Jezebel his wife came in and asked, "What's wrong? Why won't you eat?"
Complete Jewish Bible
Izevel his wife went and said to him, "Why are you so depressed that you refuse to eat?"
Izevel his wife went and said to him, "Why are you so depressed that you refuse to eat?"
Darby Translation
And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?
And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?
Easy-to-Read Version
His wife Jezebel went to him and asked him, "Why are you upset? Why do you refuse to eat?"
His wife Jezebel went to him and asked him, "Why are you upset? Why do you refuse to eat?"
George Lamsa Translation
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you refuse to eat food?
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you refuse to eat food?
Lexham English Bible
Then Jezebel his wife came to him, and she said to him, "What is this, that your spirit is sullen and you are not eating food?"
Then Jezebel his wife came to him, and she said to him, "What is this, that your spirit is sullen and you are not eating food?"
Literal Translation
And his wife Jezebel came in to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit sullen that you are not eating food?
And his wife Jezebel came in to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit sullen that you are not eating food?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Iesabel his wyfe came in to him and sayde vnto him: What is ye matter, that thy sprete is so cobred, and that thou eatest no bred?
Then Iesabel his wyfe came in to him and sayde vnto him: What is ye matter, that thy sprete is so cobred, and that thou eatest no bred?
American Standard Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Bible in Basic English
But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?
But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Iezabel his wyfe came to him, and sayde vnto him: Why is thy spirite so wayward that thou eatest no bread?
But Iezabel his wyfe came to him, and sayde vnto him: Why is thy spirite so wayward that thou eatest no bread?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him: 'Why is thy spirit so sullen, that thou eatest no bread?'
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him: 'Why is thy spirit so sullen, that thou eatest no bread?'
King James Version (1611)
But Iezebel his wife came to him, and said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
But Iezebel his wife came to him, and said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus says the son of Ader, I sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt give me thy silver and thy gold, and thy wives and thy children.
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus says the son of Ader, I sent to thee, saying, Thou shalt give me thy silver and thy gold, and thy wives and thy children.
English Revised Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
Berean Standard Bible
Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, "Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?"
Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, "Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Jezabel, his wijf, entride to hym, and seide to hym, What is this thing, wherof thi soule is maad sory? and whi etist thou not breed?
Forsothe Jezabel, his wijf, entride to hym, and seide to hym, What is this thing, wherof thi soule is maad sory? and whi etist thou not breed?
Young's Literal Translation
And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, `What [is] this? -- thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'
And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, `What [is] this? -- thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'
Update Bible Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
Webster's Bible Translation
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
World English Bible
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?
New King James Version
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?"
But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sullen that you eat no food?"
New Living Translation
"What's the matter?" his wife Jezebel asked him. "What's made you so upset that you're not eating?"
"What's the matter?" his wife Jezebel asked him. "What's made you so upset that you're not eating?"
New Life Bible
His wife Jezebel came to him and said, "Why is your spirit so troubled that you are not eating food?"
His wife Jezebel came to him and said, "Why is your spirit so troubled that you are not eating food?"
New Revised Standard
His wife Jezebel came to him and said, "Why are you so depressed that you will not eat?"
His wife Jezebel came to him and said, "Why are you so depressed that you will not eat?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came unto him Jezebel his wife, - and said unto him - Why is it, that thy spirit is sullen, that thou art, not eating food?
Then came unto him Jezebel his wife, - and said unto him - Why is it, that thy spirit is sullen, that thou art, not eating food?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jezabel, his wife, went in to him, and said to him: What is the matter that thy soul is so grieved? and why eatest thou no bread?
And Jezabel, his wife, went in to him, and said to him: What is the matter that thy soul is so grieved? and why eatest thou no bread?
Revised Standard Version
But Jez'ebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"
But Jez'ebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so vexed that you eat no food?"
THE MESSAGE
Jezebel his wife came to him. She said, "What's going on? Why are you so out of sorts and refusing to eat?"
Jezebel his wife came to him. She said, "What's going on? Why are you so out of sorts and refusing to eat?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"
But Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, "How is it that your spirit is so sullen that you are not eating food?"
Contextual Overview
5 His wife Jezebel went to him and asked, "Why are you so depressed? Why won't you eat?" 6 He answered, "Because of what Naboth said to me. I offered to buy his vineyard or, if he preferred, to give him another one for it, but he told me that I couldn't have it!" 7 "Well, are you the king or aren't you?" Jezebel replied. "Get out of bed, cheer up, and eat. I will get you Naboth's vineyard!" 8 Then she wrote some letters, signed Ahab's name to them, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the officials and leading citizens of Jezreel. 9 The letters said: "Proclaim a day of fasting, call the people together, and give Naboth the place of honor. 10 Get a couple of scoundrels to accuse him to his face of cursing God and the king. Then take him out of the city and stone him to death." 11 The officials and leading citizens of Jezreel did what Jezebel had commanded. 12 They proclaimed a day of fasting, called the people together, and gave Naboth the place of honor. 13 The two scoundrels publicly accused him of cursing God and the king, and so he was taken outside the city and stoned to death. 14 The message was sent to Jezebel: "Naboth has been put to death."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jezebel: 1 Kings 21:25, 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 19:2, Genesis 3:6
Why is thy spirit: 2 Samuel 13:4, Nehemiah 2:2, Esther 4:5
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:1 - Ahab 2 Kings 3:2 - and like James 3:6 - a world
Cross-References
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.
Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed down with his face touching the ground, but he began to laugh when he thought, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah have a child at ninety?"
Abraham bowed down with his face touching the ground, but he began to laugh when he thought, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah have a child at ninety?"
Romans 4:19
He was then almost one hundred years old; but his faith did not weaken when he thought of his body, which was already practically dead, or of the fact that Sarah could not have children.
He was then almost one hundred years old; but his faith did not weaken when he thought of his body, which was already practically dead, or of the fact that Sarah could not have children.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But Jezebel his wife came unto him, and said, why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?] She perceived he was low spirited, and supposed he had met with something that had ruffled him, and made him so uneasy that he could not eat his food; and she desired to know what it was, that she might relieve him if possible.
