1 Kings 21:5

The NET Bible®

Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, "Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?"

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?”

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?

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?"

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 Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, "Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?" ⁶ He answered her, "While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.' But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.'" ⁷ His wife Jezebel said to him, "You are the king of Israel! Get up, eat some food, and have a good time. I will get the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite for you." ⁸ She wrote out orders, signed Ahab's name to them, and sealed them with his seal. She then sent the orders to the leaders and to the nobles who lived in Naboth's city. ⁹ This is what she wrote: "Observe a time of fasting and seat Naboth in front of the people. ¹⁰ Also seat two villains opposite him and have them testify, ‘You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death." ¹¹ The men of the city, the leaders and the nobles who lived there, followed the written orders Jezebel had sent them. ¹² They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people. ¹³ The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, "Naboth cursed God and the king." So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death. ¹⁴ Then they reported to Jezebel, "Naboth has been stoned 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 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"

Romans 4:19
Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one 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.