1 Kings 17:1-12

LEB(i) 1 Elijah the Tishbite from Tishbe of Gilead said to Ahab, "As Yahweh lives,* the God of Israel before whom I stand, there shall surely not be dew nor rain these years except by my command."* 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 3 "Go from this place and turn to the east; you must hide yourself in the Wadi* Kerith which faces the Jordan.* 4 It shall be that you shall drink from the wadi,* and I have commanded the crows to sustain you there." 5 So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh. He went and stayed in the Wadi* Kerith which faces the Jordan.* 6 The crows were bringing bread and meat in the morning for him and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.* 7 It happened after a while* that the wadi* dried up, because there was no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, 9 "Get up and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman there, a widow, to sustain you." 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath and came to the gate of the city. There was a widow woman gathering wood, so he called to her, and he said, "Please bring a little water for me in a vessel so that I can drink." 11 She went to fetch it, and he called to her and said, "Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." 12 She said, "As Yahweh your God lives,* surely I do not have a cake, but only a handful of flour* in the jar and a little olive oil in the jug. Here I am gathering a few pieces of wood, and I will go and prepare it for me and my son, that we might eat it and die."