1 Kings 17:3
Get thee hence, and go towards the east and hide thyself by the torrent of Carith, which is over against the Jordan,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
4And there thou shalt drink of the torrent: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Cross References
Psalms 31:20O how great is the multitude of thy sweetness, O Lord, which thou hast hidden for them that fear thee! Which thou hast wrought for them that hope in thee, in the sight of the sons of men.
Jeremiah 36:19And the princes said to Baruch: Go, and hide thee, both thou and Jeremias, and let no man know where you are.
John 8:59They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.
Hebrews 11:38Of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, in mountains, and in dens, and in caved of the earth.
Revelation 12:14And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert unto her place, where she is 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 →