1 Kings 17:7

And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

In Context

6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.

8And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

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Cross References

Job 12:15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Isaiah 54:10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving-kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah, that hath mercy on thee.

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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