1 Kings 21:5

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?

Parallel Translations

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?

New Living Translation
"What's the matter?" his wife Jezebel asked him. "What's made you so upset that you're not eating?"

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?

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?"

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?

Amplified Bible
Then Jezebel his wife came to him and asked him, "Why is your spirit so troubled that you have not eaten?"

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?"

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?

Berean Standard Bible
Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, "Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?"

Contemporary English Version
Jezebel his wife came in and asked, "What's wrong? Why won't you eat?"

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?

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?"

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?

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?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iezebel his wife came to him & said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread?

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?"

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?"

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?

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.

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?

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?

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!'

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?

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
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?"

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 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?"

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?"

Contextual Overview

⁵ 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? ⁶ And he said unto her - Because I spake unto Naboth, the Jezreelite, and said unto him - Come! give me thy vineyard for silver, or, if thou wouldst prefer, I will give thee a vineyard, in its stead; and he said - I will not give thee my vineyard. ⁷ Then Jezebel his wife said unto him: Art, thou, still, going to carry on the kingdom over Israel? Rise! eat food, and let thy heart be merry, I, will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite! ⁸ So she wrote letters, in the name of Ahab, and sealed them with his signet-ring, - and sent the letters unto the elders, and unto the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. ⁹ Now she wrote in the letters, saying, - Proclaim ye a fast, and cause Naboth to sit at the head of the people; ¹⁰ then let two reckless men take their seats before him, that they may bear witness against him, saying, Thou hast reviled God and king! then shall ye carry him forth and stone him, that he die. ¹¹ So the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did just as Jezebel had sent unto them, - as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them: ¹² they proclaimed a fast, - and caused Naboth to sit at the head of the people. ¹³ Then came in the two reckless men, and sat before him, and the men bare witness against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, Naboth hath reviled God and king! So they carried him forth, outside the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. ¹⁴ Then sent they unto Jezebel, saying, - Naboth 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
And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty, - Walk, thou before me and become thou blameless:

Genesis 17:17
And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, - and said in his heart To one a hundred years old, shall a child be born? And shall even Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?

Romans 4:19
And, without becoming weak in his faith, he attentively considered his own body, already deadened - he being a hundred years old, the deadening also 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.