Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Answer me, LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you, LORD, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.” New Living Translation O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.” English Standard Version Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” Berean Standard Bible Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” King James Bible Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. New King James Version Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that You are the LORD God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.” New American Standard Bible Answer me, LORD, answer me, so that this people may know that You, LORD, are God, and that You have turned their heart back.” NASB 1995 “Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.” NASB 1977 “Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that Thou, O LORD, art God, and that Thou hast turned their heart back again.” Legacy Standard Bible Answer me, O Yahweh, answer me, that this people may know that You, O Yahweh, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.” Amplified Bible Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so that this people may know that You, O LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back [to You].” Christian Standard Bible Answer me, LORD! Answer me so that this people will know that you, the LORD, are God and that you have turned their hearts back.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Answer me, LORD! Answer me so that this people will know that You, Yahweh, are God and that You have turned their hearts back.” American Standard Version Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou, Jehovah, art God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Contemporary English Version Please answer me, so these people will know that you are the LORD God, and that you will turn their hearts back to you. English Revised Version Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou, LORD, art God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. GOD'S WORD® Translation Answer me, LORD! Answer me! Then these people will know that you, LORD, are God and that you are winning back their hearts." Good News Translation Answer me, LORD, answer me, so that this people will know that you, the LORD, are God and that you are bringing them back to yourself." International Standard Version Answer me, LORD! Answer me so that this people may know that you, LORD, are God, and that you are turning back their hearts again." Majority Standard Bible Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.? NET Bible Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you, O LORD, are the true God and that you are winning back their allegiance." New Heart English Bible Hear me, LORD, hear me, that this people may know that you, LORD, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again." Webster's Bible Translation Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. World English Bible Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionanswer me, O YHWH, answer me, and this people [then] knows that You [are] YHWH God; and You have turned their heart backward.” Young's Literal Translation answer me, O Jehovah, answer me, and this people doth know that Thou art Jehovah God; and Thou hast turned their heart backward.' Smith's Literal Translation Answer me, O Jehovah, answer me, and this people shall know that thou art Jehovah God, and thou didst turn their heart backwards. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHear me, O Lord, hear me: that this people may learn, that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart again. Catholic Public Domain Version Heed me, O Lord, heed me, so that this people may learn that you are the Lord God, and that you have converted their heart again.” New American Bible Answer me, LORD! Answer me, that this people may know that you, LORD, are God and that you have turned their hearts back to you.” New Revised Standard Version Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnswer me, O LORD, answer me, that all this people may know that thou art the LORD God and that thou hast turned their perverse heart back again. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Answer me, LORD JEHOVAH! Answer me and all this people shall know that you are LORD JEHOVAH God, and you have turned their perverse heart!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that Thou, LORD, art God, for Thou didst turn their heart backward.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Hear me, O Lord, hear me, and let this people know that thou art the Lord God, and thou hast turned back the heart of this people. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elijah's Prayer36At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. 37Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” 38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.… Cross References James 5:17-18 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. Luke 1:16-17 Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God. / And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Matthew 17:3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. Romans 11:2-4 God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? / And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” Hebrews 11:32-34 And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. Malachi 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. / And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.” Matthew 11:13-14 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. / And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Mark 9:4 And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus. John 5:35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light. 2 Kings 1:10-12 Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. / So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” / Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men. 2 Kings 2:11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. 2 Kings 4:33-35 So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. / Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room. Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again, and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 13:21 Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet. Exodus 14:16-18 And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. / And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen. / The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.” Treasury of Scripture Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that you are the LORD God, and that you have turned their heart back again. Hear me 1 Kings 18:24,29,36 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken… Genesis 32:24,26,28 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day… 2 Chronicles 14:11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. thou hast turned Jeremiah 31:18,19 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God… Ezekiel 36:25-27 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you… Malachi 4:5,6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: … Jump to Previous Backward Hear Heart Hearts Turn Turned TurningJump to Next Backward Hear Heart Hearts Turn Turned Turning1 Kings 18 1. In the extremity of famine Elijah, sent to Ahab, meets good Obadiah9. Obadiah brings Ahab to Elijah 17. Elijah, reproving Ahab, by fire from heaven convinces Baal's prophets 41. Elijah, by prayer obtaining rain, follows Ahab to Jezreel Answer me, O LORD, answer me This phrase is a heartfelt plea from the prophet Elijah, emphasizing the urgency and desperation of his prayer. The repetition of "Answer me" underscores the intensity of his request. In Hebrew, the word for "answer" is "עָנָה" (anah), which conveys a sense of responding or giving heed. Elijah's call is not just for a response but for a divine intervention that would unmistakably demonstrate God's power. Historically, this moment is set against the backdrop of a spiritual contest on Mount Carmel, where Elijah stands alone against the prophets of Baal. His cry is a testament to his faith and reliance on the LORD, the covenant name of God, which signifies His eternal, unchanging nature and His relationship with Israel. so that this people will know that You, O LORD, are God and that You have turned their hearts back again Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Answer me,עֲנֵ֤נִי (‘ă·nê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond O LORD! יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Answer me, עֲנֵ֔נִי (‘ă·nê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond so that this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock will know וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ (wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You, אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel are God, הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and that You וְאַתָּ֛ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you have turned הֲסִבֹּ֥תָ (hă·sib·bō·ṯā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround their hearts לִבָּ֖ם (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre back again.” אֲחֹרַנִּֽית׃ (’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ) Adverb Strong's 322: Backwards Links 1 Kings 18:37 NIV1 Kings 18:37 NLT 1 Kings 18:37 ESV 1 Kings 18:37 NASB 1 Kings 18:37 KJV 1 Kings 18:37 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 18:37 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:37 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:37 French Bible 1 Kings 18:37 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 18:37 Hear me Yahweh hear me that this (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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