Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so sullen? Why won’t you eat?” New Living Translation “What’s the matter?” his wife Jezebel asked him. “What’s made you so upset that you’re not eating?” 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?” Berean Standard Bible Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?” King James Bible But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest 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 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?” NASB 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?” NASB 1977 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?” Amplified Bible Then Jezebel his wife came to him and asked him, “Why is your spirit so troubled that you have not eaten?” Christian Standard Bible Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to 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? Contemporary English Version Jezebel his wife came in and asked, "What's wrong? Why won't you eat?" 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation His wife Jezebel came to him and asked, "Why are you so resentful of everything? Why don't you eat?" Good News Translation His wife Jezebel went to him and asked, "Why are you so depressed? Why won't you eat?" International Standard Version But his wife Jezebel went to him and asked him, "How is it that you're so sullen and refusing to eat?" Majority Standard Bible Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?” NET Bible Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him, "Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?" New Heart English Bible 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?” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd his wife Jezebel comes to him, and speaks to him, “Why [is] this [that] your spirit [is] sulky, and you are not eating bread?” 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!' Smith's Literal Translation And Jezebel his wife will come to him, and she will speak to him, What this thy spirit rebellious, and thou not eating bread? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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 ? Catholic Public Domain Version Then Jezebel, his wife, entered to him, and she said to him: “What is this matter, by which your soul has been saddened? And why do you not eat bread?” New American Bible His wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so sullen that you will not eat?” New Revised Standard Version His wife Jezebel came to him and said, “Why are you so depressed that you will not eat?” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut Jezebel his wife came to him and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you refuse to eat food? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Jezebel his wife came to him and she said to him: “What is grieving your spirit, and you choose not to eat bread?” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him: 'Why is thy spirit so sullen, that thou eatest no bread?' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jezabel his wife went in to him, and spoke to him, saying, Why is thy spirit troubled, and why dost thou eat no bread? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Naboth's Vineyard…4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat. 5Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?” 6Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’ ”… Cross References 1 Samuel 1:8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” 2 Samuel 13:4 and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” Esther 5:3 “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.” Esther 7:3 Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request. Nehemiah 2:2 so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear Proverbs 15:13 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit. Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Genesis 4:6 “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen? Genesis 31:2 And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed. Genesis 40:7 So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?” Job 30:27 I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me. Psalm 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 43:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God. Matthew 6:16 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. Matthew 6:17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, Treasury of Scripture But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread? Jezebel 1 Kings 21:25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 1 Kings 16:31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 1 Kings 18:4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) Why is thy spirit 2 Samuel 13:4 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. Nehemiah 2:2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, Esther 4:5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was. Jump to Previous Bitter Bread Desire Eat Eatest Eating Food Jezebel Jez'ebel Sad Speaketh Spirit Sulky Sullen Vexed Wife Won'tJump to Next Bitter Bread Desire Eat Eatest Eating Food Jezebel Jez'ebel Sad Speaketh Spirit Sulky Sullen Vexed Wife Won't1 Kings 21 1. Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved5. Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy 15. Ahab take possession of the vineyard 17. Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel 25. Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment But his wife Jezebel Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, was a Phoenician princess who married Ahab, king of Israel. Her name has become synonymous with idolatry and wickedness. The Hebrew root of her name, "Izevel," can mean "not exalted" or "without cohabitation," reflecting her outsider status in Israel. Historically, Jezebel's marriage to Ahab was likely a political alliance, but it brought the worship of Baal into Israel, leading the nation further from God. Her influence over Ahab is significant, as she often incites him to act against the Lord's commandments. came in and said to him Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Soon his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Jezebel אִיזֶ֣בֶל (’î·ze·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 348: Jezebel -- queen of Israel with King Ahab came in וַתָּבֹ֥א (wat·tā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and asked, וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר (wat·tə·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue “Why מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what are you רוּחֲךָ֣ (rū·ḥă·ḵā) Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit so זֶּה֙ (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that sullen סָרָ֔ה (sā·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 5620: Stubborn, resentful, sullen, implacable that you refuse וְאֵינְךָ֖ (wə·’ê·nə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | second person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle to eat?” אֹכֵ֥ל (’ō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat Links 1 Kings 21:5 NIV1 Kings 21:5 NLT 1 Kings 21:5 ESV 1 Kings 21:5 NASB 1 Kings 21:5 KJV 1 Kings 21:5 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 21:5 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 21:5 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 21:5 French Bible 1 Kings 21:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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