And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
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Gill's Exposition
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook,.... The water of that was to be his drink:
and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there; whereby he should be provided with food to eat; by…
Barnes' Notes
The ravens - This is the translation of most of the ancient versions; others, omitting the points, which are generally allowed to have no authority, read “Arabians;” others, retaining the present…
Adam Clarke
I have commanded the ravens to feed thee - Thou shalt not lack the necessaries of life; thou shalt be supplied by an especial providence.
See more on this subject at the end of the chapter, Kg1 17:24…
The history of Elijah begins somewhat abruptly. Usually, when a prophet enters, we have some account of his parentage, are told whose son he was and of what tribe; but Elijah drops (so to speak) out…
Cambridge Bible
thou shalt drink of the brook The drought had not yet dried it up, but soon it would do so.
I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there Just as in 1Ki 13:28 the appetite of the lion which had slain…
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