1 Kings 17:1-9 ▼

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

2 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

3 “Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

4 And it will be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to sustain you there.”

5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

6 And the ravens were bringing him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.

7 Now it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

8 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and remain there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”