1 Kings 17:4
What does 1 Kings 17:4 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 17:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And there thou shalt drink of the torrent: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 9:3
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
- Matthew 4:11
Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
- 1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
- Job 34:29
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:
- 1 Kings 19:5
And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
- Psalms 33:8
Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
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