Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention. New Living Translation They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no sound, no reply, no response. English Standard Version And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention. Berean Standard Bible Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention. King James Bible And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. New King James Version And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention. New American Standard Bible When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. NASB 1995 When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. NASB 1977 And it came about when midday was past, that they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened when noon had passed, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. Amplified Bible As midday passed, they played the part of prophets and raved dramatically until the time for offering the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. Christian Standard Bible All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no sound; no one answered, no one paid attention. Holman Christian Standard Bible All afternoon they kept on raving until the offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no sound; no one answered, no one paid attention. American Standard Version And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. Contemporary English Version and they kept it up until time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no answer of any kind. English Revised Version And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. GOD'S WORD® Translation In the afternoon they continued to rant and rave until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no sound, no answer, no attention given to them. Good News Translation They kept on ranting and raving until the middle of the afternoon; but no answer came, not a sound was heard. International Standard Version They kept on raving right through midday and until it was time to offer the evening sacrifice, but there was still no response. Nobody answered, and nobody paid attention. Majority Standard Bible Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention. NET Bible Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, but there was no sound, no answer, and no response. New Heart English Bible And when midday was past, they prophesied until the offering up of the offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and no response. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. World English Bible When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand it comes to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets until the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending. Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending. Smith's Literal Translation And it will be as the noon passed by, and they will prophesy even to the going up of the gift, and no voice, and none answered, and no attention. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd after midday was past, and while they were prophesying, the time was come of offering sacrifice, and there was no voice heard, nor did any one answer, nor regard them as they prayed: Catholic Public Domain Version Then, after midday had passed, and they were prophesying, the time had arrived when the sacrifice is usually offered. And there was no voice heard, neither did anyone heed or respond to the praying. New American Bible Noon passed and they remained in a prophetic state until the time for offering sacrifice. But there was no sound, no one answering, no one listening. New Revised Standard Version As midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice, no answer, and no response. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, but there was no voice nor any to answer nor any to listen. Then Elijah said to the prophets of the idols, Now you can move, so that I may prepare my burnt offerings. And they moved aside. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when noon passed, they were prophesying until the time of the offering, and there was no voice, also no one who answered, neither one who listened, and Elyah said to the Prophets of idols: ”Leave now, and I also shall make burnt offerings of peace.” And they departed and they went. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And it was so, when midday was past, that they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening offering; but their was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they prophesied until the evening came; and it came to pass as it was the time of the offering of the sacrifice, that Eliu the Thesbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations, saying, Stand by for the present, and I will offer my sacrifice. And they stood aside and departed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elijah on Mount Carmel…28So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them. 29 Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention. 30Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.… Cross References Exodus 32:1-6 Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” / So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. ... Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... Isaiah 44:9-20 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... Jeremiah 10:3-5 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” Jeremiah 10:14-15 Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish. Habakkuk 2:18-19 What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. / Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.” 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. 1 Corinthians 10:19-20 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. 2 Kings 17:15-17 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. / They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 2 Kings 19:18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. 2 Chronicles 33:3-7 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ... Isaiah 41:24 Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable. Isaiah 46:6-7 They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. prophesied 1 Kings 22:10,12 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them… 1 Samuel 18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. Jeremiah 28:6-9 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place… offering [heb] ascending 1 Kings 18:36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. voice 1 Kings 18:26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. Galatians 4:8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 2 Timothy 3:8,9 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith… that regarded [heb] attention Jump to Previous Attention Continued Evening Frantic Heeded Midday Mid-Day Middle Oblation Offering Paid Passed Past Prayers Prophesied Prophesying Raved Regarded Sacrifice Time VoiceJump to Next Attention Continued Evening Frantic Heeded Midday Mid-Day Middle Oblation Offering Paid Passed Past Prayers Prophesied Prophesying Raved Regarded Sacrifice Time Voice1 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 Midday passed The phrase "midday passed" indicates the passage of time during the contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal. In the ancient Near Eastern context, midday was often considered a time of intense heat and activity. The prophets of Baal had been calling upon their god since morning, and the fact that midday had passed without any response highlights the futility of their efforts. This serves as a stark contrast to the power of the God of Israel, who does not require elaborate rituals or prolonged entreaties to respond to His people. they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice But there was no response no one answered no one paid attention Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Midday passed,כַּעֲבֹ֣ר (ka·‘ă·ḇōr) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on and they kept on raving וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּ (way·yiṯ·nab·bə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration until עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the [time] לַעֲל֣וֹת (la·‘ă·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively of the [evening] sacrifice. הַמִּנְחָ֑ה (ham·min·ḥāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering But [there was] no וְאֵֽין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle response, ק֥וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound no וְאֵין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one answered, עֹנֶ֖ה (‘ō·neh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one paid attention. קָֽשֶׁב׃ (qā·šeḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7182: Attentiveness Links 1 Kings 18:29 NIV1 Kings 18:29 NLT 1 Kings 18:29 ESV 1 Kings 18:29 NASB 1 Kings 18:29 KJV 1 Kings 18:29 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 18:29 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 18:29 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 18:29 French Bible 1 Kings 18:29 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 18:29 It was so when midday was past (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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