1 Kings 17:3 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 17:3

Elijah Proclaims a Drought

1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the ^ainhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, ^b“As the Lord God of Israel lives, ^cbefore whom I stand, ^dthere shall not be dew nor rain ^ethese years, except at my word.”

2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ^aravens to feed you there.”

5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

7 And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

Elijah and the Widow

8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 17:3

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American Standard Version
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

Amplified® Bible
Go from here and turn east and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan.

Contemporary English Version
"Leave and go across the Jordan River so you can hide near Cherith Creek.

Darby English Version
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.

Good News Bible
"Leave this place and go east and hide yourself near Cherith Brook, east of the Jordan.

King James Version
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

New American Standard Bible
"Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

New International Version
"Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.

New King James Version
'Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which lies east of the Jordan.

Revised Standard Version
"Depart from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is east of the Jordan.

Young's Literal Translation
`Go from this `place'; and thou hast turned for thee eastward, and been hidden by the brook Cherith, that `is' on the front of the Jordan,

New English Translation
“Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

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