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

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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 So do not be afraid; 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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He gives to the animals their food
    and to the young ravens when they cry.(A)

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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 even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.(A)

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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 Who provides for the raven its prey,
    when its young ones cry to God
    and wander about for lack of food?(A)

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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 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food in due season.(A)
16 You open your hand,
    satisfying 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 teaches us more than the animals of the earth
    and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’(A)

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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 Predicts a Drought

17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”(A) The word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; he went and lived by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.

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Footnotes

  1. 17.1 Gk: Heb of the settlers

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 it is the nations[a] of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.(A) 31 Instead, seek his[b] kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 12.30 Or gentiles
  2. 12.31 Other ancient authorities read God’s

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 The king was deeply grieved, yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, 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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