Job 38:41

Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

World English Bible Classic

In The King James Version

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

In Context

40when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?

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Cross References

Genesis 6:21Take with you some of all food that is eaten, and gather it to yourself; and it will be for food for you, and for them.”

Psalms 147:9He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

Matthew Henry on Job 38:26-41

God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. ( b. c. 1520.) 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The… Read the whole commentary →

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