1Ki 17:1, 18:15, Jer 4:2, 5:2, 12:16, Eze 33:11 | ESV | STEP | Now Elijah the Tishbite , of Tishbe in Gilead , said to Ahab , As the Lord , the God of Israel , lives , before whom I stand , there shall be neither dew nor rain these years , except by my word .

a[Judg. 12:4]

c ch. 18:10, 15; 22:14; 2 Kgs. 3:14; 5:16; See Ruth 3:13

d ch. 18:15; [Deut. 10:8]

e Luke 4:25; James 5:17; [ch. 18:1]

f[See ver. 10 above]

g Deut. 6:13

h Isa. 65:16

i 1 Cor. 1:31; 2 Cor. 10:17

j[Titus 1:16]

k ch. 7:9

l ch. 4:2

m ch. 24:6; [1 Pet. 2:5]

nSee ch. 16:48

oSee ch. 18:23

p ch. 18:31

q ch. 18:31

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah Predicts a Drought

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of ^aTishbe ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew of the settlers} in Gilead, said to Ahab, ^c“As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, ^dbefore whom I stand, ^ethere shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

1 Kings 18:15

15 And Elijah said, ^f“As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today.”

Jeremiah 4:2

2 ^gand if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’
in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,
then ^hnations shall bless themselves in him,
ⁱand in him shall they glory.”

Jeremiah 5:2

2 ^jThough they say, “As the Lord lives,”
^kyet they swear falsely.

Jeremiah 12:16

16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, ^lto swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, ^mthen they shall be built up in the midst of my people.

Ezekiel 33:11

11 Say to them, ⁿAs I live, declares the Lord God, ^oI have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; ^pturn back, turn back from your evil ways, ^qfor why will you die, O house of Israel?