1 Kings 18:10
ContextNET © | As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them 1 swear an oath that they could not find you. |
NIV © | As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you. |
NASB © | "As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent to search for you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you. |
NLT © | For I swear by the LORD your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time when he was told, ‘Elijah isn’t here,’ King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim. |
MSG © | As surely as your GOD lives, there isn't a country or kingdom where my master hasn't sent out search parties looking for you. And if they said, 'We can't find him; we've looked high and low,' he would make that country or kingdom swear that you were not to be found. |
BBE © | By the life of the Lord your God, there is not a nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent in search of you; and when they said, He is not here; he made them take an oath that they had not seen you. |
NRSV © | As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom to which my lord has not sent to seek you; and when they would say, ‘He is not here,’ he would require an oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found you. |
NKJV © | " As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to hunt for you; and when they said, ‘ He is not here ,’ he took an oath from the kingdom or nation that they could not find you. |
KJV | |
NASB © | "As the LORD <03068> your God <0430> lives <02416> , there <03426> is no <0518> nation <01471> or kingdom <04467> where <0834> has not sent <07971> to search <01245> for you; and when they said <0559> , 'He is not here,' he made the kingdom <04467> or nation <01471> swear <07650> that they could not find you.<04672> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | As certainly as <0518> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> lives <02416> , my master <0113> has sent <07971> to every <08033> nation <01471> and kingdom <04467> in an effort to find <01245> you. When they say <0559> , ‘He’s not <0369> here,’ he <0853> makes them <04467> swear an oath <07650> that <03588> they could not <03808> find you.<04672> |
NET © | As certainly as the Lord your God lives, my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say, ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them 1 swear an oath that they could not find you. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “he makes the kingdom or the nation swear an oath.” |