1 Kings 17:8
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
In Context
7But after some time the torrent was dried up, for it had not rained upon the earth.
Cross References
Genesis 22:14And he called the name of that place, The Lord seeth. Whereupon even to this day it is said: In the mountain the Lord will see.
Isaiah 41:17The needy and the poor seek for waters, and there are none: their tongue hath been dry with thirst. I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
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 →