1 Kings 17:6

And, the ravens, used to bring him bread and flesh, in the morning, and bread and flesh, in the evening,—and, of the torrent, used he to drink.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

In Context

5So he went and did, according to the word of Yahweh,—yea he went and dwelt in the ravine of Cherith, which faceth the Jordan.

7But it came to pass, at the end of [certain] days, that the torrent dried up,—because there had been no rain in the land.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:35And, the sons of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they entered into the land wherein they were to dwell,—the manna, they did eat until they entered into the bounds of the land of Canaan.

Judges 14:14And he said to them—Out of the eater, came forth food, And, out of the strong, came forth sweetness. But they could not tell the riddle, in three days.

1 Kings 13:28So he went and found his dead body, cast out in the way, with, the ass and the lion, standing near the dead body,—the lion had neither eaten the dead body, nor had it torn the ass.

1 Kings 19:8So he arose, and did eat and drink,—and journeyed, in the strength of that eating, forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God—Horeb.

Psalms 34:9Revere Yahweh, ye his holy ones, For there is no want to them who revere him.

Psalms 37:19They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.

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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