 As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.  The Sermons of Mr. Yorick - Page 96by Laurence Sterne - 1766Full view - About this book
 | William Jenks - Bible - 1836 - 904 pages
...of bread in thine hand. 12 And she said, ' .1* the LORD thy God liveth, I hare not a cake, 'but an irit in her. [Practical Observation!.} 6 And she s cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, 'that... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm Krummacher - Bible - 1836 - 326 pages
...morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, As the Lord tny God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse : and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that... | |
 | Bible - 1837 - 850 pages
...called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a mofsel of bread in thine hand. 12 And- she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but...a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in n cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may. go in and dress it for me and my son,... | |
 | Joseph Hall - Bishops - 1837 - 644 pages
...water ; she would not stick at the bread, if necessity had not pressed her ; As the Lord thy God Hveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse ; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it, for me and my son, that... | |
 | Roland Mushat Frye - Bibles - 1978 - 644 pages
...he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. 12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but...handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that... | |
 | Zondervan - Bible - 1984 - 940 pages
...morsel of bread in thine hand. 12 And she said. As the LORD thy God liveth, 1 have not a cake, but an ast cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may o in and dress it for me and my son, that... | |
 | Herbert Lockyer - Religion - 1988 - 324 pages
...was in the woman's reply to Elijah's request for a drink of water and a morsel of bread. She said — As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks,... | |
 | Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Biography & Autobiography - 1993 - 412 pages
...called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water and a morsel of bread. 12 And she said, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a tittle oil in a cruse: and I am gathering sticks, that I may dress it for me and my son, that we may... | |
 | John Kershaw - Sermons - 1995 - 308 pages
...thine hand." The woman stands and looks at the prophet, and says, "Man, as thy soul liveth, I have but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; these are for my son and me to live, and I was coming out to gather two sticks to dress up the... | |
 | E. W. Sprague - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1996 - 404 pages
...Oil. Verses 10 and 12: He asks the widow for a drink and a morsel of bread. The woman said she had but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse, and she was gathering sticks to "dress it." (Probably to bake the bread.) XVII., 13 : Elijah... | |
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