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1 Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: »By the living Jehovah, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.«
2 Then the word of Jehovah came to him, saying:
3 »Go east from here and hide by the Cherith Brook, east of Jordan.
4 »You will drink from the brook. I have ordered the ravens to feed you there.«
5 So he did as Jehovah said, living by the Cherith Brook, east of Jordan.
6 The ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening. And he drank water from the brook.
7 Now after a time the brook became dry, because there was no rain in the land.
8 Then the word of Jehovah came to him, saying:
9 »Go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and live there. I have given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food.«
10 He went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, he saw a widow woman gathering sticks. He said to her: »Will you give me a little water in a vessel for my drink?«
11 As she was going to get it, he said: »And get me some bread.«
12 Then she said: »By the life of Jehovah your God, I have nothing but a little meal, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.«