¹² “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil^(A) in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.”

¹³ So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes^(A) were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil^(B) and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.^(C)