24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and (A)God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

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24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them.(A) And how much more valuable you are than birds!

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31 Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

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31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(A)

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(A)He gives to the beast its food,
And (B)to the young ravens that cry.

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He provides food(A) for the cattle
    and for the young ravens(B) when they call.

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But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

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Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(A) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(B)

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41 (A)Who provides food for the raven,
When its young ones cry to God,
And wander about for lack of food?

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41 Who provides food(A) for the raven(B)
    when its young cry out to God
    and wander about for lack of food?(C)

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15 (A)The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And (B)You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
(C)And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

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15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food(A) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires(B) of every living thing.

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11 Who (A)teaches us more than the beasts of the earth,
And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’

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11 who teaches(A) us(B) more than he teaches[a] the beasts of the earth
    and makes us wiser than[b] the birds in the sky?’

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Footnotes

  1. Job 35:11 Or night, / 11 who teaches us by
  2. Job 35:11 Or us wise by

Elijah Proclaims a Drought

17 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the (A)inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, (B)As the Lord God of Israel lives, (C)before whom I stand, (D)there shall not be dew nor rain (E)these years, except at my word.”

Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the (F)ravens to feed you there.”

So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

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Elijah Announces a Great Drought

17 Now Elijah(A) the Tishbite, from Tishbe[a] in Gilead,(B) said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain(C) in the next few years except at my word.”

Elijah Fed by Ravens

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide(D) in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens(E) to supply you with food there.”

So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning(F) and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:1 Or Tishbite, of the settlers

30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father (A)knows that you need these things. 31 (B)But seek [a]the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

32 “Do not fear, little flock, for (C)it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:31 NU His kingdom, and these things

30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father(A) knows that you need them.(B) 31 But seek his kingdom,(C) and these things will be given to you as well.(D)

32 “Do not be afraid,(E) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(F)

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26 (A)And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.

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26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.

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