1 Kings 17:3
“Withdraw from here, and go toward the east, and hide at the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.
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In The King James Version
In Context
2And the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
4And there you shall drink from the torrent. And I have instructed the ravens to feed you there.”
Cross References
Jeremiah 36:19And the leaders said to Baruch: “Go away and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are.”
John 8:59Therefore, they took up stones to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and he departed from the temple.
Hebrews 11:38Of them, the world was not worthy, wandering in solitude on mountains, in the caves and caverns of the earth.
Revelation 12:14And the two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly away, into the desert, to her place, where she is being nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
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 →