1 Kings 19:7

7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

1 Kings 19:7 in Other Translations

7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

7 And the angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you."

7 Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”

7 The angel of God came back, shook him awake again, and said, "Get up and eat some more - you've got a long journey ahead of you."

7 Then the angel of the Lord returned a second time and touched him. He said, "Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you."

1 Kings 19:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 19:7

And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and
touched him
In order to awake him out of sleep:

and said unto him, arise, and eat, because the journey is too great for
thee;
which he had to go to Horeb, without eating more than he had; and there were no provisions to be had in a common way and manner in his road thither.

1 Kings 19:7 In-Context

5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

8 So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

9 There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”