Bible Strands
1 Kings 17:7
Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the environmental shift at Elijah’s temporary refuge after a period of daily raven-provided sustenance. The event occurs at the conclusion of a drought period and directly triggers the divine command in the following verse.
The words — וַ/יִּיבַ֣שׁ (va/yi.vash) means "and it dried up," denoting the brook’s sudden cessation. מִ/קֵּ֥ץ יָמִ֖ים (mi./Ketz ya.Mim) translates to "after a number of days," marking the elapsed time before the drought’s full effect.
The thread — The narrative of a divinely sustained water source failing due to drought runs parallel to the physical limitations described in Isaiah 40:30 and Isaiah 54:10. These passages situate temporary earthly scarcity within a broader scriptural pattern of shifting provisions.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that interrupted supply is a factual condition within the narrative sequence. The reader must accept that physical cessation precedes the next phase of the assigned mission.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 54:10 Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
- Isaiah 40:30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.