1 Kings 17:7
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
1 Kings 17:7 in other translations
| BSB | Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. |
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| WEB | After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. |
| ASV | And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land. |
| BBE | Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land. |
| Webster | And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. |
What does 1 Kings 17:7 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 17:1-7
God wonderfully suits men to the work he designs them for. The times were fit for an Elijah; an Elijah was fit for them. The Spirit of the Lord knows how to fit men for the occasions. Elijah let Ahab know that God was displeased with the idolaters, and would chastise them by the want of rain, which it was not in the power of the gods they served to bestow. Elijah was commanded to hide himself. If Providence calls us…
1 Kings 17:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 17:7
- Isaiah 54:10
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.
- Isaiah 40:30-31
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
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Context
- 1 Kings 17:6
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
- 1 Kings 17:7
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
- 1 Kings 17:8
And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
1 Kings 17:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Pasados algunos días, secóse el arroyo; porque no había llovido sobre la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, au bout de quelque temps, que le torrent sécha, car il n’y avait pas de pluie dans le pays. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah nach Verlauf einer Zeit, da vertrocknete der Bach, denn es war kein Regen im Lande. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Post dies autem siccatus est torrens: non enim pluerat super terram. |