3
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.
4
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
5
And he went and did according to the word of Jehovah; he went and abode by the torrent Cherith, which is before the Jordan.
6
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the torrent.
7
And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.
8
And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
9
Arise, go to Zarephath, which is by Zidon, and abide there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to maintain thee.
10
And he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow woman was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11
And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
12
And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
13
And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go, do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first; and bring it to me; and afterwards make for thee and for thy son.