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Psalms 147:9

He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

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ASV

He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.

KJV

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נוֹתֵ֣ןno.Ten[who] givesH5414 →
לִבְהֵמָ֣הliv.he.Mahto animal[s]H929 →
לַחְמָ֑הּlach.Mahfood itsH3899 →
לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neito [the] young ones ofH1121 →
עֹ֝רֵ֗ב'o.Reva ravenH6158 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
יִקְרָֽאוּ׃yik.Ra.'uthey call outH7121 →

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Psalms 104:27–28All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?Genesis 1:30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?Psalms 136:25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.Genesis 1:29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.Psalms 104:27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.1 Kings 17:4And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!Psalms 145:15–16The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.Joel 1:20Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.Genesis 8:7and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.Genesis 6:21You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.Numbers 22:32The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.Psalms 104:12The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

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