You shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
1 Kings 17:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; he went and lived by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So he did according to the word of the Lord; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan. American Standard Version (1901) So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. Common English Bible Elijah went and did just what the LORD said. He stayed by the Cherith Brook that faced the Jordan River. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he went and acted in accord with the word of the Lord. And going away, he settled by the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So he went, and did according to the word of the Lord. And going, he dwelt by the torrent Carith, which is over against the Jordan. |
You shall drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.
At that place he came to a cave and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
The Israelites went and did just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.