Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his drink.
New American Standard Bible
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.
King James Version
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Holman Bible
The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening,
International Standard Version
Crows would bring him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.
A Conservative Version
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank of the brook.
American Standard Version
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Amplified
And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.
Darby Translation
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.
Julia Smith Translation
And the ravens bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he will drink from the torrent.
King James 2000
And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The crows [were] bringing bread and meat in the morning for him and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.
Modern King James verseion
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh every morning and every evening, and he drank of the brook.
NET Bible
The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
New Heart English Bible
And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening. And he drank from the wadi.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the ravens, used to bring him bread and flesh, in the morning, and bread and flesh, in the evening, - and, of the torrent, used he to drink.
Webster
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
World English Bible
The ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Youngs Literal Translation
and 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.
Themes
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The prophet fed by the birds
Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To elijah
Cherith » Jericho » Near » Jericho
Christian ministers » God's care of
Elijah » Three times fed with divine supplies » By ravens
Elijah » Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For elijah in the time of famine
God » Supplies of » For elijah in the time of famine
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Ahab
Miracles » Catalogue of » Elijah » Is fed by ravens
Topics
Interlinear
Lechem
Basar
בּשׂר
Basar
flesh, body, fatfleshed , leanfleshed , kin, leanfleshed , mankind , myself, nakedness, skin
Usage: 270
Lechem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 17:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prophet Elijah Arises
5 So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan. 6 And the ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his drink. 7 Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 16:35
And the children of Israel had manna for their food for forty years, till they came to a land with people in it, till they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.
Numbers 11:23
And the Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord's hand become short? Now you will see if my word comes true for you or not.
Judges 14:14
And he said, Out of the taker of food came food, and out of the strong came the sweet. And at the end of three days they were still not able to give the answer.
Judges 15:18-19
After this, he was in great need of water, and crying out to the Lord, he said, You have given this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and now need of water will be my death; and I will be given into the hands of this people who are without circumcision.
Psalm 34:9-10
Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
Psalm 37:3
Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
Psalm 37:19
They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
Psalm 78:15-16
The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.
Psalm 78:23-24
And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;
Isaiah 33:16
He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.
Jeremiah 37:21
Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
Jeremiah 40:4
Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if it seems good and right to you to go on living in the land,
Habakkuk 3:17-18
For though the fig-tree has no flowers, and there is no fruit on the vine, and work on the olive comes to nothing, and the fields give no food; and the flock is cut off from its resting-place, and there is no herd in the cattle-house:
Matthew 6:31-33
Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
Matthew 14:19-21
And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.
Matthew 19:26
And Jesus, looking at them, said, With men this is not possible; but with God all things are possible.
Luke 22:35
And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing.
Hebrews 6:18
So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;
Hebrews 13:5-6
Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.