1 Kings 17:8

8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying:

1 Kings 17:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 17:8

And the word of the Lord came unto him
As before, after he had been a year at the brook, and that was dried up:

saying;
as follows.

1 Kings 17:8 In-Context

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 But after some time the torrent was dried up: for it had not rained upon the earth.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
9 Arise, and go to Sarephta of the Sidonians, and dwell there: for I have commanded a widow woman there to feed thee.
10 He arose, and went to Sarephta. And when he was come to the gate of the city, he saw the widow woman gathering sticks, and he called her, and said to her: Give me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
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