1 Kings 17:7

And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land,

Young's Literal Translation

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 ravens are bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and of the brook he drinketh.

8and the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

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Cross References

Job 12:15Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

Isaiah 54:10For the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness from thee departeth not, And the covenant of My peace removeth not, Said hath thy loving one — Jehovah.

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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