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Hebrew Names Version

1 Kings 21:5

But Izevel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dishonesty;   Government;   Indictments;   Jezebel;   King;   Naboth;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jezebel;   Queens;   Women;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jezreel;   Naboth;   Vine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jezebel;   King;   Steal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Esdraelon;   Festivals;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Jezebel;   Justice;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jezebel ;   Jezreelite, Jezreelitess ;   Naboth ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Naboth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elijah;   Jezebel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jezebel;   Judge;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?”
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?
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?"
New Century Version
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?"
Amplified Bible
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?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
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?"
Contemporary English Version
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?"
Darby Translation
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?"
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?
Good News Translation
His wife Jezebel went to him and asked, "Why are you so depressed? Why won't you eat?"
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?"
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?'
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?
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.
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?
Berean Standard Bible
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?
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!'
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?
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?
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?
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?"
New Living Translation
"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?"
New Revised Standard
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?
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?
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?"
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?"
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?"

Contextual Overview

5 But Izevel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread? 6 He said to her, Because I spoke to Navot the Yizre`eli, and said to him, Give me your vineyard for money; or else, if it please you, I will give you [another] vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give you my vineyard. 7 Izevel his wife said to him, Do you now govern the kingdom of Yisra'el? arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Navot the Yizre`eli. 8 So she wrote letters in Ach'av's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the Zakenim and to the nobles who were in his city, [and] who lived with Navot. 9 She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Navot on high among the people: 10 and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, You did curse God and the king. Then carry him out, and stone him to death. 11 The men of his city, even the Zakenim and the nobles who lived in his city, did as Izevel had sent to them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Navot on high among the people. 13 The two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Navot, in the presence of the people, saying, Navot did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Izevel, saying, Navot is stoned, and is dead.

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 Avram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Avram, and said to him, "I am El Shaddai. Walk before me, and be blameless.
Genesis 17:17
Then Avraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"
Romans 4:19
Without being weakened in faith, he didn't consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

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.


 
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