Job 38:41
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Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?

Psalm 104:27,28 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season. . . .

Psalm 147:9 Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.

Matthew 6:26 Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value than they?

Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?

Context
God Challenges Job
40When they couch in the dens and lie in wait in holes? 41Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?
Cross References
Matthew 6:26
Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value than they?

Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?

Psalm 104:27
All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.

Psalm 147:9
Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.

Lexicon
Who
מִ֤י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

provides
יָכִ֥ין (yā·ḵîn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect

food
צֵ֫יד֥וֹ (ṣê·ḏōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6718: The chase, game, lunch

for the raven
לָעֹרֵ֗ב (lā·‘ō·rêḇ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6158: A raven

when
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

its young
יְ֭לָדָיו (yə·lā·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

cry out
יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ (yə·šaw·wê·‘ū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7768: To be free, to halloo

to
אֵ֣ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

God
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

as they wander about
יִ֝תְע֗וּ (yiṯ·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray

for lack of
לִבְלִי־ (liḇ·lî-)
Preposition-l | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as

food?
אֹֽכֶל׃ (’ō·ḵel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 400: Food


Additional Translations
Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?Who provides for the raven his food? when his young ones cry to God, they wander for lack of meat.

Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?

And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food.

Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?

Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of meat?

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry to God, they wander for want of food.

Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
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