1 Kings 17:1-12 ▼

1 And Elijah the Tishbite from the Tishbites of Gilead said to Ahab, “As YHWH, God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be these years dew and rain, except if at my word.”

2 And the word of YHWH came to him, saying,

3 “Go from this place and turn for yourself eastward, and hide by the Brook of Cherith that is on the face of the Jordan.

4 And it will come to pass that you shall drink from the brook, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain you there.”

5 And he went and did according to the word of YHWH. And he went and stayed by the Brook of Cherith that is on the face of the Jordan.

6 And the ravens brought to him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

7 And it came to pass at the end of some days that the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

8 And the word of YHWH came to him, saying,

9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which is unto Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded there a widow woman to provide for you.”

10 And he arose and went to Zarephath. And he came to the gate of the city, and behold, there a widow, woman, was gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in the vessel, that I may drink.”

11 And she was going to get it, and he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

12 And she said, “As YHWH your God lives, there is unto me no bread, but only the fullness of a palm of flour in the jar, and a little oil in the jug. And behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.”