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1 Kings 17:4–6

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And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
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.
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
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From verse 4

  1. 1 Kings 17:9Rank 1 from verse 4
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    9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

  2. Psalms 147:9Rank 2 from verse 4
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    9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

  3. Job 38:41Rank 3 from verse 4
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    41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

  4. Matthew 4:4Rank 4 from verse 4
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    4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

  5. 1 Kings 19:5–8Rank 5 from verse 4
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    5And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

    6And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.

    7And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.

    8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

From verse 5

  1. 1 Kings 19:9Rank 1 from verse 5
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    9¶ And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

  2. John 15:14Rank 2 from verse 5
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    14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

  3. Matthew 16:24Rank 3 from verse 5
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    24¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  4. Proverbs 3:5Rank 4 from verse 5
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    5¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

From verse 6

  1. Psalms 78:23–24Rank 1 from verse 6
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    23Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

    24And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

  2. Matthew 6:31–33Rank 2 from verse 6
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    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  3. Jeremiah 37:21Rank 3 from verse 6
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    21Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

  4. Psalms 78:15–16Rank 4 from verse 6
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    15He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

    16He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

  5. Luke 22:35Rank 5 from verse 6
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    35And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

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1 Kings 17:4

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

feed

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Sense 1: To give or take food; to nourish, tend, or graze. Sense 2: Food for animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1 Kings 17:5

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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1 Kings 17:6

COMBINED MEANING

flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

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drank

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Past-tense or past-participial form of drink (to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it).

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3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

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5So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

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6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

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

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