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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it happened after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But after a while, it dried up because there was no rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But after some time the stream dried up because no rain had fallen in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But after a while, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After a while, the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And it happened after a while that the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass, at the end of [the] days, that the brook dries up, for there has been no rain in the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be from the end of days, and the torrent will dry up, for there was no rain upon the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But after some time the torrent was dried up, for it had not rained upon the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But after some days, the torrent dried up. For it had not rained upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After some time, however, the wadi ran dry, because no rain had fallen in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But after a while the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But after a while the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after some days the torrent dried up, because no rain came down in the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after some time, that the brook was dried up, because there had been no rain upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/17-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=6731" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/17.htm">The Ravens Feed Elijah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Some time later, however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: miq·qêṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: han·nā·ḥal (Art:: N-ms) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">the brook</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: way·yî·ḇaš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">dried up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there had been</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1653.htm" title="1653: ḡe·šem (N-ms) -- Rain, shower. From gasham; a shower.">rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-25.htm">Luke 4:25-26</a></span><br />But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. / Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></span><br />As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a></span><br />But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, / or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1-6</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: / “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. / The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7-8</a></span><br />“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Psalm 104:10-13</a></span><br />He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. / They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. / The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25-27</a></span><br />Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt, / to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives, / to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-17.htm">2 Kings 3:17-20</a></span><br />For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’ / This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. / And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7-8</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. / He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7-10</a></span><br />But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it. / It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’ / So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-20.htm">Joel 1:20</a></span><br />Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Isaiah 40:30,31</a></b></br> Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></b></br> For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-4.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Drieth</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-3.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-12.htm">Later</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-22.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">Torrent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-24.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Drieth</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">Later</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-15.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Torrent</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm">He is sent to the widow of Zarephath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">He raises the widow's son</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/17-24.htm">The woman believes him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Some time later</b><br>This phrase indicates a passage of time since the previous events. Elijah had been staying by the brook Cherith, where God had provided for him during the drought. The passage of time suggests a period of testing and reliance on God's provision. It reflects the patience and endurance required in faith, as seen in other biblical narratives such as the Israelites' journey in the wilderness.<p><b>however, the brook dried up</b><br>The drying up of the brook signifies a change in circumstances and a new phase in Elijah's journey. This event is a direct consequence of the drought that Elijah himself had prophesied. It serves as a reminder of the reality of God's judgment on the land due to the people's idolatry and disobedience. The drying brook also symbolizes the temporary nature of earthly provisions and the need to trust in God's continued guidance and provision.<p><b>because there had been no rain in the land</b><br>This phrase highlights the fulfillment of Elijah's prophecy of a drought as a judgment against Israel's worship of Baal, a deity associated with rain and fertility. The lack of rain underscores the impotence of false gods and the sovereignty of the God of Israel. It also sets the stage for Elijah's subsequent encounter with the widow of Zarephath, where God's miraculous provision will be further demonstrated. The drought is a physical manifestation of spiritual barrenness, calling the nation to repentance and return to the true God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God who is central to this account. He is known for his faithfulness and boldness in delivering God's messages.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/brook_cherith.htm">Brook Cherith</a></b><br>A small stream east of the Jordan River where Elijah was sent by God to hide and be sustained during a drought.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/drought_in_israel.htm">Drought in Israel</a></b><br>A significant event orchestrated by God as a judgment against Israel for their idolatry and turning away from Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Elijah's reliance on God's provision at the brook teaches us to trust in God's timing and resources, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The drying up of the brook serves as a reminder of God's control over nature and events, urging us to recognize His hand in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Elijah's obedience to God's command to go to the brook demonstrates active faith, encouraging us to act on God's instructions even when the outcome is uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_future_challenges.htm">Preparation for Future Challenges</a></b><br>The drying brook was a transition point for Elijah, preparing him for the next phase of his ministry. We should view challenges as preparation for future opportunities to serve God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_kings_17's_miracle_inconsistent.htm">Does the portrayal of supernatural sustenance and miracles in 1 Kings 17 contradict or create inconsistencies with other Old Testament accounts of God's provision?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_believers_face_hunger.htm">If Proverbs 13:25 suggests the righteous will always have enough to eat, what explains faithful believers who endure hunger or famine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_when_wells_run_dry.htm">What happens when wells run dry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_ravens_feed_a_prophet.htm">How can ravens (1 Kings 17:4) realistically supply a prophet with enough food to survive, given the limited carrying capacity of birds?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">and it came to pass</span> after awhile, [Heb. <span class="accented">at the end of days</span>. Not necessarily <span class="accented">post annum</span>. The words no doubt have this force elsewhere, <a href="/leviticus/25-29.htm">Leviticus 25:29</a>; <a href="/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40</a>; <a href="/judges/17-10.htm">Judges 17:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/27-7.htm">1 Samuel 27:7</a>, etc.; but in all these cases, the meaning is not resident in the words themselves, but in the context. It is impossible to say how long Elijah remained in the Wady. All we can be sure of is that he must have been more than two rears, out of the three and a haft, at Zare-phath. See on 1 Kings 18:1] that <span class="cmt_word">the brook dried up, because there had been no rain</span> <span class="accented">in the land</span>. [<span class="hebrew">גֶּשֶׁם</span> <span class="accented">imber</span>, signifies <span class="accented">heavy rain</span>. The word used in ver. 1 is <span class="hebrew">מָטָר</span>, <span class="accented">rain of any kind</span>.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/17-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Some time later, however,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the brook</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּ֑חַל</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḥal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dried up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yî·ḇaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there had been</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rain</span><br /><span class="heb">גֶ֖שֶׁם</span> <span class="translit">(ḡe·šem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1653.htm">Strong's 1653: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain, shower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 17:7 It happened after a while that (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 17:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/17-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 17:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>