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.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And 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 · 1949

The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And there thou shalt drink of the torrent: and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

Context

v.3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

v.4This passage

v.5So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

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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