Job 38:41

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

Young's Literal Translation

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 bow down in dens — Abide in a thicket for a covert?

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Cross References

Genesis 6:21'And thou, take to thyself of all food that is eaten; and thou hast gathered unto thyself, and it hath been to thee and to them for food.'

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

Luke 12:24'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

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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