1 Kings 17:1-7
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17 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
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1 Kings 17:1-7
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The Prophet Elijah Arises
17 Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, “As Yahweh lives,[a] the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years except by my command.”[b] 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 3 “Go from this place and turn to the east; you must hide yourself in the Wadi[c] Kerith which faces the Jordan.[d] 4 It shall be that you shall drink from the wadi,[e] and I have commanded the crows to sustain you there.” 5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh. He went and stayed in the Wadi[f] Kerith which faces the Jordan.[g] 6 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.[h] 7 It happened after a while[i] that the wadi[j] dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
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- 1 Kings 17:1 Literally “The life of Yahweh”
- 1 Kings 17:1 Literally “except at the word of my mouth”
- 1 Kings 17:3 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:3 Literally “on the face of the Jordan”
- 1 Kings 17:4 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:5 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:5 Literally “on the face of the Jordan”
- 1 Kings 17:6 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 1 Kings 17:7 Literally “from the end of days”
- 1 Kings 17:7 A seasonal stream that is often dry
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