1 Kings 17:3
“Get thee hence, and turne thee Eastward, and hide thy selfe by the brooke Cherith, that is before Iordane.”
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1 Kings 17:3 Context
1And Eliiah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said vnto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liueth, before whome I stand, there shall not be deaw nor raine these yeres, but according to my word. 2And the worde of the Lord came vnto him, saying, 3Get thee hence, and turne thee Eastward, and hide thy selfe by the brooke Cherith, that is before Iordane. 4And it shall bee, that thou shalt drinke of the brooke, and I haue commanded the rauens to feed thee there. 5So hee went, and did according vnto the word of the Lord: for hee went and dwelt by the brooke Cherith, that is before Iordane.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 17:3
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.
- King James Version
"Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Go from here in the direction of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.
- Basic English Bible
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.
- Darby Bible
Depart hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
- Webster's Bible
Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
- World English Bible
`Go from this [place]; and thou hast turned for thee eastward, and been hidden by the brook Cherith, that [is] on the front of the Jordan,
- Youngs Literal Bible
'Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 17:3
17:3 Hide thyself - Thus God rescues him from the fury of Ahab andJezebel, who, he knew, would seek to destroy him. That Ahab did notseize on him immediately upon these words must be ascribed to God'sover - ruling providence.