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1 Kings 17:4

The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.

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In The King James Version

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

In Context

3Go from here in the direction of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

5So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

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Cross References

1 Kings 13:28And he went and saw the dead body stretched out in the road with the ass and the lion by its side: the lion had not taken the body for its food or done any damage to the ass.

1 Kings 19:5And stretching himself on the earth, he went to sleep under the broom-plant; but an angel, touching him, said to him, Get up and have some food.

Job 34:29...

Psalms 147:9He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

Jonah 2:1\1:17\And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 17:2-8

Elijah's First Prophecy; Elijah Fed by Ravens. ( b. c. 910.) 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed… Read the whole commentary →

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