Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
- BSB “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
- NKJV “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
- NASB “Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
- NLT “Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River.
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Quick answer
God commands Elijah to hide by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan, away from Ahab's reach.
Overview
The Lord directs Elijah to a remote hiding place during the drought he has proclaimed. The instruction protects Elijah from royal reprisal and sets the stage for a display of God's miraculous care. Obedience to this specific command shows the prophet's trust that God will provide where He guides.
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- Jer 36:26But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
- Ps 31:20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
- Jer 36:19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.
- Rev 12:6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
- John 8:59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
- Heb 11:38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
- Rev 12:14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
- Ps 83:3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
- 1 Kgs 22:25And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
- Acts 17:14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
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