| 1 | Now Eli'jah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word." |
| 2 | And the word of the LORD came to him, |
| 3 | "Depart from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is east of the Jordan. |
| 4 | You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there." |
| 5 | So he went and did according to the word of the LORD; he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. |
| 6 | And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. |
| 7 | And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. |
| 8 | Then the word of the LORD came to him, |
| 9 | "Arise, go to Zar'ephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." |
| 10 | So he arose and went to Zar'ephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink." |
| 11 | And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." |
| 12 | And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a cruse; and now, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." |
| 13 | And Eli'jah said to her, "Fear not; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make for yourself and your son. |
| 14 | For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, `The jar of meal shall not be spent, and the cruse of oil shall not fail, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'" |
| 15 | And she went and did as Eli'jah said; and she, and he, and her household ate for many days. |
| 16 | The jar of meal was not spent, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD which he spoke by Eli'jah. |