The Ravens Feed Elijah
1 Kings 17:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
- KJV
- And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
- WEB
- You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
- ASV
- And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
- LSV
- and it has been [that] you drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there.”
- YLT
- and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'
- DBY
- And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
- DRC
- And there thou shalt drink of the torrent: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
- GNV
- And thou shalt drinke of the riuer: and I haue comanded the rauens to feede thee there.
- JPS
- And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'
- LXXE
- And it shall be that thou shalt drink water of the brook, and I will charge the ravens to feed thee there.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְהָיָ֖ה מֵהַנַּ֣חַל תִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה וְאֶת־הָעֹרְבִ֣ים צִוִּ֔יתִי לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖ שָֽׁם׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἔσται ἐκ τοῦ χειμάῤῥου πίεσαι ὕδωρ, καὶ τοῖς κόραξιν ἐντελοῦμαι διατρέφειν σε ἐκεῖ.
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◆ Prophecies of Elijah
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Kings 17:9“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
- Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
- Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
- Matthew 4:4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
- 1 Kings 19:5–8Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water.…
- Psalms 33:8–9Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Matthew 4:11Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
- Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
- Job 38:8–13Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, and I declared:…
- Numbers 20:8“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the…
- Amos 9:3–4Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. Though they are driven by their…
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