KJV King James Version
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Job 38:41
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
WEB World English Bible
Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?
ASV American Standard Version
Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
Surrounding context — Job 38
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מִ֤יH4310 · miwho?יָכִ֥יןH3559 · kunto establish: prepareלָעֹרֵ֗בH6158 · o.revravenצֵ֫יד֥וֹH6718 · tsa.yidwild gameכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיְ֭לָדָיוH3206 · ye.ledyouthאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֵ֣לH410 · elGodיְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּH7768 · sha.vato cryיִ֝תְע֗וּH8582 · ta.ahto go astrayלִבְלִי־H1097 · be.liwithoutאֹֽכֶל׃H400 · o.khelfood
Cross-references
Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?Psalm 147:9He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.Matthew 6:26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?Psalm 104:27-28These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.
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