1 Kings 17:7

And after a while the riuer dryed vp, because there fell no rayne vpon the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

6And the rauens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the euening, and he dranke of the riuer.

8And the worde of the Lord came vnto him, saying,

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Cross References

Job 12:15Beholde, he withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.

Isaiah 54:10For the mountaines shall remoue and the hilles shall fall downe: but my mercy shall not depart from thee, neither shall the couenant of my peace fall away, saith the Lord, that hath compassion on thee.

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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