1 Kings 17:7
5 So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
6 The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
8 Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
9 “Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
- KJV
- And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
- WEB
- After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
- ASV
- And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.
- BLB
- And it came to pass at the end of some days that the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
- ÅB
- Men da det var gått en tid, ble bekken uttørret; for det kom ikke regn i landet.
- OTB
- Etter en tid tørket bekken ut, fordi det ikke var regn i landet.
- B1930
- Men da det var gått en tid, blev bekken uttørret; for det kom ikke regn i landet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 54:10
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:30–31
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
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