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and he drank of the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the ravens were bringing him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he would drink from the wadi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the wadi. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ravens brought him bread and meat twice a day, and he drank water from the creek. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening. And he drank from the stream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Crows would bring him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening. And he drank from the wadi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. <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 the ravens are bringing bread and flesh to him in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drinks from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the ravens are bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and of the brook he drinketh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the ravens bringing to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he will drink from the torrent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank of tile torrent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the ravens carried bread and flesh to him in the morning, and likewise bread and flesh in the evening. And he drank from the torrent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the wadi.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And ravens were bringing him bread and flesh at dawn, and bread and flesh in the evening, and from the torrent he drank water.<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 the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the ravens brought him loaves in the morning, and flesh in the evening and he drank water of the brook.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/17-6.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=6724" 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">5</span>So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6158.htm" title="6158: wə·hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A raven. Or mowreb; from arab; a raven.">The ravens</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: mə·ḇî·’îm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">would bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ū·ḇā·śār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">and meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">in the morning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: wə·le·ḥem (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ū·ḇā·śār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: bā·‘ā·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">and evening,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: yiš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and he would drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: han·na·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> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.…<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="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4-15</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” / So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ...<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="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23-25</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. / He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">Genesis 22:14</a></span><br />And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></span><br />Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-41.htm">Mark 6:41-44</a></span><br />Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all. / They all ate and were satisfied, / and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-16.htm">Luke 9:16-17</a></span><br />Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people. / They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5-8</a></span><br />Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” / And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. / A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Acts 10:10-16</a></span><br />He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. / It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.</p><p class="hdg">the ravens</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Exodus 16:35</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-23.htm">Numbers 11:23</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/14-14.htm">Judges 14:14</a></b></br> And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/14-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-5.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-23.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-19.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-13.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-19.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-5.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-21.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">Ravens</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-5.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-5.htm">Torrent</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/17-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">Brook</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">Drinketh</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-26.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/147-9.htm">Ravens</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">Torrent</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Water</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>The ravens would bring him bread and meat</b><br>In the ancient Near East, ravens were considered unclean animals according to Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/11-15.htm">Leviticus 11:15</a>). Despite this, God uses these birds to sustain Elijah, demonstrating His sovereignty and ability to provide through unexpected means. This miraculous provision highlights God's care for His prophets and His power over creation. The provision of bread and meat is reminiscent of God's provision of manna and quail to the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16), showing continuity in God's faithfulness to His people. This act also prefigures the miraculous feeding of the multitudes by Jesus (<a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Matthew 14:13-21</a>), where He provides bread and fish, further illustrating God's provision through Christ.<p><b>in the morning and evening</b><br>The regularity of the provision underscores God's reliability and faithfulness. Morning and evening offerings were a part of the daily worship in the temple (<a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Exodus 29:38-39</a>), suggesting a rhythm of divine provision that aligns with worship and devotion. This timing also reflects the structure of daily life in ancient Israel, where morning and evening were significant times for prayer and reflection. The consistency of God's provision for Elijah serves as a reminder of His unchanging nature and His promise to meet the needs of His servants.<p><b>and he would drink from the brook</b><br>The brook Cherith, where Elijah was sent, is believed to be located east of the Jordan River. This geographical detail places Elijah in a remote and secluded area, away from the reach of King Ahab and Jezebel, who sought his life. The brook represents God's natural provision, complementing the supernatural provision of food by the ravens. This setting emphasizes Elijah's dependence on God alone for sustenance and protection. The drying up of the brook later in the narrative (<a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm">1 Kings 17:7</a>) serves as a transition to the next phase of God's plan for Elijah, illustrating the temporary nature of earthly provisions and the need to continually trust in God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet of God, Elijah is central to this passage. He is known for his unwavering faith and obedience to God, even in dire circumstances.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/ravens.htm">Ravens</a></b><br>Birds that are considered unclean in Jewish law (<a href="/leviticus/11-15.htm">Leviticus 11:15</a>), yet God uses them to provide for Elijah, demonstrating His sovereignty and provision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/brook_cherith.htm">Brook Cherith</a></b><br>A small stream east of the Jordan River where Elijah is directed by God to hide and be sustained during a drought.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>This event highlights God's miraculous provision for Elijah, using unexpected means to sustain him during a time of need.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/drought.htm">Drought</a></b><br>The backdrop of this event is a severe drought in Israel, a judgment from God due to the nation's idolatry and disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty in Provision</a></b><br>God can use any means, even those considered unclean or unlikely, to provide for His people. Trust in His sovereignty and creativity in meeting needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_uncertain_times.htm">Faith in Uncertain Times</a></b><br>Elijah's obedience to God's command to go to the brook Cherith demonstrates faith. In times of uncertainty, we are called to trust and obey God's direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as Elijah depended on God's daily provision, we are encouraged to rely on God for our daily needs, recognizing our dependence on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The consistency of the ravens bringing food morning and evening illustrates God's faithfulness. We can trust that God is faithful to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unexpected_sources_of_blessing.htm">Unexpected Sources of Blessing</a></b><br>Be open to God's provision coming from unexpected sources. His ways are higher than ours, and He often works in surprising ways.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/hudson_taylor__bio,_quotes,_legacy.htm">What is Hudson Taylor's biography, quotes, and legacy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_dowsing.htm">What does the Bible say about dowsing?</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 6.</span> - And the ravens brought [Heb. <span class="accented">bringing</span>] <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening</span> [the Vat. LXX. has" bread in the morning and flesh in the evening." It has been objected that this verse is fatal to the view advanced above - that the <span class="hebrew">ערבים</span> were not birds but men - that no men would have "come regularly twice a day,., thus giving themselves needless trouble and increasing the chance of detection, when they might easily have left him a supply for several days" (Rawlinson). But if we may believe that the prophet was, if not among kinsmen or friends, yet among the pastoral, semi-nomadic people of Gilead, a people, that is to say, like the Bedawin in their instincts and customs, it is easy to understand that having taken him under their protection, they would make a point of visiting him regularly, not only to show him all possible honour, as a person endued with supernatural powers (cf. <a href="/1_kings/18-7.htm">1 Kings 18:7, 13</a>), but to afford him some measure of sympathy and companionship. And we can then see a reason for the morning and evening being mentioned. Their visits would be made in the <span class="accented">twilight</span>, which is really longer in the East than is generally supposed]; and <span class="cmt_word">he</span> drank [Hebrew <span class="accented">drinks</span>. The Heb. future often has the force of an imperfect, and expresses continued or repeated action] of <span class="cmt_word">the brook.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/17-6.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">The ravens</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6158.htm">Strong's 6158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A raven</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would bring</span><br /><span class="heb">מְבִיאִ֨ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḇî·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֜וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֤חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and meat</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָשָׂר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the morning</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבֹּ֔קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and evening,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעָ֑רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘ā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he would drink</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the brook.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּ֖חַל</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/17-6.htm">1 Kings 17:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/17-6.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 17:6 The ravens brought him bread and flesh (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/17-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 17:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/17-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 17:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 17:7" /></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>