Genesis 21:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.”
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“When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad under one of the shrubs.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 21:15 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 21:14Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
- Exodus 15:22Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.
- Exodus 17:1Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
- 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
- Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Isaiah 44:12The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
- Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
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