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1 Kings 18:26

And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.

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ASV

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 about the altar which was made.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַ֠יִּקְחוּVai.yik.chuand they tookH3947 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַפָּ֨רha.Parthe young bullH6499 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
נָתַ֣ןna.Tansomeone gaveH5414 →
לָהֶם֮la.Hemto them
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֒vai.ya.'a.Suand they prepared [it]H6213 →
וַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they calledH7121 →
בְשֵׁם־ve.shem-on [the] name ofH8034 →
הַ֠בַּעַלHa.ba.'al<the> BaalH1168 →
מֵהַבֹּ֨קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerfrom the morningH1242 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and untilH5704 →
הַצָּהֳרַ֤יִםha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimthe noontide<s>H6672 →
לֵאמֹר֙le.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הַבַּ֣עַלha.Ba.'alO BaalH1168 →
עֲנֵ֔נוּ'a.Ne.nuanswer usH6030 →
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
ק֖וֹלKol[was] a soundH6963 →
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
עֹנֶ֑ה'o.Neh[was one who] answeredH6030 →
וַֽיְפַסְּח֔וּvay.fa.se.Chuand they limped aroundH6452 →
עַל־'al-atH5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
עָשָֽׂה׃'a.Sahhe had madeH6213 →

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Jeremiah 10:5Like 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.”Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.Matthew 6:7And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.1 Corinthians 8:4So 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.1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.Psalms 108:6Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.Isaiah 45:20Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.Isaiah 44:17From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.Psalms 135:15–20The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.Habakkuk 2:18What 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.1 Kings 18:24Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”Isaiah 37:38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.Psalms 115:4–8Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.1 Corinthians 10:19–20Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.2 Kings 4:31Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.”

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The Prophets of Baal Are Slaughtered — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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