Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh every morning and every evening, and he drank of the brook.
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.
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.
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.
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 » Fed by ravens
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 And he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh every morning and every evening, and he drank of the brook. 7 And it chanced after a while that the brook dried up, because there fell no rain upon the earth.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 16:35
And the children of Israel ate Manna forty years until they came unto a land inhabited. And so they ate Manna, even until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan;
Numbers 11:23
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Is the LORD's hand waxed short? Thou shalt see whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not."
Judges 14:14
And he said unto them, "Out of the eater came meat: and out of the strong came sweetness." And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
Judges 15:18-19
And he was sore a thirst, and called on the LORD and said, "Thou LORD hath given this great victory, through the hand of thy servant. And now I must die for thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised."
Psalm 34:9-10
O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing.
Psalm 37:3
Put thou thy trust in the LORD, and be doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalm 37:19
They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough.
Psalm 78:15-16
He clove the hard rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of the great depth.
Psalm 78:23-24
So he commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven.
Isaiah 33:16
He it is, that shall dwell on high; whose safeguard shall be in the true rock, to him shall be given the right true meat and drink.
Jeremiah 37:21
Then Zedekiah the king commanded to put Jeremiah in the fore entry of the prison, and daily to be given him a cake of bread of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was eaten up. Thus Jeremiah remained in the fore entry of the prison.
Jeremiah 40:4
Behold, I loose the binds from thy hands this day: if thou wilt now go with me unto Babylon, up then. For I will see to thee, and provide for thee: But if thou wilt not go with me to Babylon, then remain here. Behold, all the land is at thy will, look where thou thinkest convenient and good for thee to abide, there dwell.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
For the fig trees shall not be green, and the vines shall bear no fruit. The labour of the olive shall be but lost, and the land shall bring no corn: the sheep shall be taken out of the fold, and there shall be no cattle in the stalls.
Matthew 6:31-33
Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or. 'What shall we drink?' Or, 'Wherewith shall we be clothed?'
Matthew 14:19-21
And he commanded the people to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Matthew 19:26
Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Luke 22:35
And he said unto them, "When I sent you without wallet, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything?" And they said, "No."
Hebrews 6:18
that by two immutable things - in which it was impossible that God should lie - we might have perfect consolation, which have fled, for to hold fast the hope that is set before us:
Hebrews 13:5-6
Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."