1 Kings 17:16 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

the pitcher of meal was not consumed, and the dish of oil did not lack, according to the word of Jehovah that He spake by the hand of Elijah.

English ASV

The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.

English Amplified

The jar of meal was not spent nor did the bottle of oil fail, according to the word which the Lord spoke through Elijah.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The jar of meal was not spent nor did the bottle of oil fail, according to the word which the Lord spoke through Elijah.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the Lord had spoken through Elijah.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The flour jar did not become empty, and the oil jug did not run dry, according to the word of the LORD he had spoken through Elijah.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

The meal in the barrel did not waste, neither did the oil in the cruse fail, according to the word of Jehovah which he had spoken through Elijah.

English EASY 2024

The flour in the bowl and the olive oil in the jar never finished. The Lord had promised Elijah that this would happen.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The jar of flour and the jug of oil were never empty. This happened just as the Lord said through Elijah.

The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

As the Lord had promised through Elijah, the bowl did not run out of flour nor did the jar run out of oil.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The jar of flour never became empty, and the jug always contained olive oil, as the Lord had promised through Elijah.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The flour jar did not become empty, and the oil jug did not run dry, according to the word of the LORD He had spoken through Elijah.

English KJV 1611

And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.

English LSB

The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of Yahweh which He spoke by the hand of Elijah.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The barrel of meal did not run out, nor did the jar of oil empty, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke by Elijah.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, as the LORD had foretold through Elijah.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The jar of flour wasn't used up. The jug always had oil in it. That's what the Lord had said would happen. He had spoken that message through Elijah.

English NIV

For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the LORD spoken by Elijah.

English NKJ 1982

The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.

English NLT

For no matter how much they used, there was always enough left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by Elijah.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For no matter how much they used, there was always plenty left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah!

English Tyndale 1537

and the pitcher of meal wasted not neither was the oil cruse without oil according to the word of the LORD which he spake thorow Eliah.