1 Kings 17:4

and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'

Young's Literal Translation

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

3'Go from this [place]; and thou hast turned for thee eastward, and been hidden by the brook Cherith, that [is] on the front of the Jordan,

5And he goeth and doth according to the word of Jehovah, yea, he goeth and dwelleth by the brook Cherith, that [is] on the front of the Jordan,

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Cross References

1 Kings 13:28And he goeth and findeth his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion are standing near the carcase — the lion hath not eaten the carcase nor destroyed the ass.

1 Kings 19:5And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, 'Rise, eat;'

Job 34:29And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, [It is] the same.

Job 38:41Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.

Psalms 147:9Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

Jonah 2:1And Jonah prayeth unto Jehovah his God from the bowels 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 →

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