Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
You will be able to drink from that brook, and I've commanded some crows to sustain you there."
New American Standard Bible
It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and
King James Version
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Holman Bible
You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens
A Conservative Version
And it shall be, that thou shall drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
American Standard Version
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Amplified
You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there [with food].”
Bible in Basic English
The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.
Darby Translation
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Julia Smith Translation
And being thou shalt drink from the torrent; and I commanded the ravens to nourish thee there.
King James 2000
And it shall be, that you shall drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It shall be that you shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the crows to sustain you there."
Modern King James verseion
And it shall be, you shall drink of the brook. And I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Drink of the river for I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there."
NET Bible
Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there."
New Heart English Bible
And it shall be that you will drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
The Emphasized Bible
and it shall be that, of the torrent, shalt thou drink, - and, the ravens, have I commanded to sustain thee, there.
Webster
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
World English Bible
It shall be, that you shall drink of the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
Youngs Literal Translation
and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'
Themes
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The prophet fed by the birds
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens
Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To elijah » Fed by ravens
Cherith » Jericho » Near » Jericho
Christian ministers » God's care of
divine Direction » Explicit instructions given » Finding supplies
Elijah » Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens
Famine » God provided for his people during
divine Guidance » Explicit instructions given » Finding supplies
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 17:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prophet Elijah Arises
3 "Leave here and go into hiding at the Wadi Cherith, where it enters the Jordan River. 4 You will be able to drink from that brook, and I've commanded some crows to sustain you there." 5 So Elijah left and did exactly what the LORD had told him to do he went to live near the Wadi Cherith, where it enters the Jordan River.
Cross References
1 Kings 17:9
"Get up, move to Zarephath in Sidon, and stay there. Look! I've commanded a widow to sustain you there."
Numbers 20:8
"Take the rod, gather the community together, and then you and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock right before their eyes. It will release water. As you bring water to them from the rock, the community and the cattle will be able to drink."
1 Kings 19:5-8
Then he lay down and went to sleep under the juniper tree. All of a sudden, there was an angel, who kept grabbing him and telling him, "Get up! Eat!"
Job 34:29
"If he remains silent, who will condemn him? If he conceals his face, who can see him? He watches over both nation and individual alike,
Job 38:8-13
"Who enclosed the sea with limits when it gushed out of the womb,
Job 38:41
Who prepares food for the raven, when its offspring cry out to God as they wander for lack of food?"
Psalm 33:8-9
Let all the world fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him;
Psalm 147:9
He gives wild animals their food, including the young ravens when they cry.
Amos 9:3-4
Even if they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search and seize them. Even if they hide from my sight in the depths of the sea, from there I will order the serpent to strike them.
Matthew 4:4
But he answered, "It is written, "One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'"
Matthew 4:11
So the Devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.