1Ki 17:12, Job 20:23, Ecc 6:2, Eze 4:16-17, 12:18 | ESV | STEP | And she said , As the Lord your God lives , I have nothing baked , only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug . And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son , that we may eat it and die .

a[See ver. 1 above]

l[See ver. 10 above]

m[See ver. 10 above]

1 Kings 17:12

12 And she said, ^a“As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.”

Job 20:23

23 To fill his belly to the full,
God ^{▼▼Hebrew he} will send his burning anger against him
and rain it upon him ^cinto his body.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

2 a man ^dto whom ^eGod gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he ^flacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God ^gdoes not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 4, 9, 11 (see note on 1:2)} it is a grievous evil.

Ezekiel 4:16-17

16 Moreover, he said to me, ⁱ“Son of man, behold, ^jI will break the supply ^{▼▼Hebrew staff} of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread ^lby weight and with anxiety, and they shall drink water ^mby measure and in dismay. 17 I will do this that they may lack bread and water, and ⁿlook at one another in dismay, and ^orot away because of their punishment.

Ezekiel 12:18

18 ^p“Son of man, ^qeat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with anxiety.