1 Kings 17:7

Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

Berean Standard Bible

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

6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.

8Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:

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Cross References

Job 12:15If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.

Isaiah 54:10Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

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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