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1 Now Elijah 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."
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Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”
2 And the word of the LORD came to him:
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Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
3 "Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
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“Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.
4 You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
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You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.”
5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
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So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.
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.
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The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
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