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.
KJV
Post dies autem siccatus est torrens : non enim pluerat super terram.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ἡμέρας καὶ ἐξηράνθη ὁ χειμάρρους, ὅτι οὐκ ἐγένετο ὑετὸς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
LXX
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
ASV
וַ/יְהִ֛י מִ/קֵּ֥ץ יָמִ֖ים וַ/יִּיבַ֣שׁ הַ/נָּ֑חַל כִּ֛י לֹֽא הָיָ֥ה גֶ֖שֶׁם בָּ/אָֽרֶץ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
גָּֽשֶׁם
gshm
noun · 35×
הֹבִ֥ישׁ
hbysh
verb · 73×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נַ֣חַל
nchl
noun · 140×
קֵּ֖ץ
qts
noun · 66×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2583After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.33 The sacrifice on Mount Carmel is a decisive test for the faith of the People of God. In response to Elijah's plea, "Answer me, O LORD, answer me," the Lord…
Cross-references
- Isa 40:30 — Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
- Isa 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.
- Joel 1:20 — The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.