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2 The word of the Lord came to him, saying,
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Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
3 "Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Wadi 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 wadi, 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 Wadi Cherith, which 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 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the wadi.
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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.
7 But after a while the wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
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Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
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