And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
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Gill's Exposition
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah,.... Giving him more than common strength of body, as well as courage and fortitude of mind; so the Targum, the spirit of strength from the Lord was with him:…
Barnes' Notes
A little cloud ... - Sailors know full well that such a cloud on the far horizon is often the forerunner of a violent storm.
Adam Clarke
There ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. - ככף איש kechaph ish, like the hollow of a man's hand. In the form of the hand bent, the concave side downmost. I have witnessed a…
Israel being thus far reformed that they had acknowledged the Lord to be God, and had consented to the execution of Baal's prophets, that they might not seduce them any more, though this was far short…
Cambridge Bible
there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand R.V. a cloud out of the sea as small as a man's hand. This is more in accordance with the Hebrew construction. The statement was not…
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