1 Kings 17:4

And it shall be, that out of the brook shalt thou drink; and the ravens have I ordained to sustain thee there.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

In Context

3Go away from here, and turn thyself eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Kerith, which is to the east of the Jordan.

5And he went and did according to the word of the Lord; and he went and remained by the brook Kerith, that is to the east of the Jordan.

Read all of 1 Kings 17

Cross References

1 Kings 13:28And he went and found his corpse cast down on the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the corpse: the lion had not eaten the corpse, nor torn the ass.

1 Kings 19:5And he laid himself down and slept under a certain broom-bush, and, behold then, an angel was touching him, and said unto him, Arise, eat.

Job 34:29When he now granteth rest, who will condemn [him]! and when he hideth his face, who can behold him? whether it be against a nation, or against one man, it is the same:

Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his provision? when his young ones cry unto God, and wander about for lack of food?

Psalms 147:9Who giveth to the beast its food, to the young ravens which cry.

Jonah 2:1(2:2) Then prayed Jonah unto the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Kings 17:4