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Berean Standard Bible

“So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!””

1 Kings 19:2

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After Elijah's great victory on Mount Carmel, Queen Jezebel sends a message to him. It threatens his life and arrives at an unexpected moment.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!”

King James Version (KJV)

Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then Jezebel send a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces envió Jezabel á Elías un mensajero, diciendo: Así me hagan los dioses, y así me añadan, si mañana á estas horas yo no haya puesto tu persona como la de uno de ellos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

ella le envió este mensaje a Elías: «¡Te juro por mis dioses, que mañana, a esta misma hora, tú serás hombre muerto! ¡Así como mataste a mis profetas, yo te mataré a ti!».

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