1 Kings 17:8

8 Then the word of Yahweh 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 The crows [were] bringing bread and meat in the morning for him and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.

7 It happened {after a while} that the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

8 Then the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

9 "Get up and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman there, a widow, to sustain you."

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath and came to the gate of the city. There [was] a widow woman gathering wood, so he called to her, and he said, "Please bring a little water for me in a vessel so that I can drink."