1 Kings 17:1-12

MSTC(i) 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, which was of the inhabiters of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As truly as the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, save as I appoint it." 2 And the word of God came to him, saying, 3 "Get thee hence and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself in the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan. 4 Drink of the river for I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there." 5 And he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that lieth before Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh every morning and every evening, and he drank of the brook. 7 And it chanced after a while that the brook dried up, because there fell no rain upon the earth. 8 Then came the word of the LORD unto him, saying, 9 "Up, and get thee to Zarephath a city of Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee." 10 And he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, there was a widow there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a dish that I may drink." 11 And as she went to fetch it, he cried to her and said, "Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand." 12 And she answered, "As surely as the LORD thy God liveth, I have no bread, but even a handful of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse. And see, I have gathered a few sticks for to go and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it and then die."