1 Kings 17:7 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Kings 17:7

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,

9 “Arise, go to ^aZarephath, which belongs to ^bSidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.”

11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 17:7

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American Standard Version
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Amplified® Bible
After a while the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land.

Contemporary English Version
But after a while, it dried up because there was no rain.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.

Good News Bible
After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain.

King James Version
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

New American Standard Bible
It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

New International Version
Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there fell no rain in the land.

Revised Standard Version
And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land,

New English Translation
After a while,¹ the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

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