And Elijah{H452} the Tishbite{H8664}, who was of the inhabitants{H8453} of Gilead{H1568}, said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Ahab{H256}, As the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478} liveth{H2416}, before{H6440} whom I stand{H5975}{(H8804)}, there shall not be dew{H2919} nor rain{H4306} these years{H8141}, but according{H6310} to my word{H1697}.

And the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto him, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

Get{H3212}{(H8798)} thee hence, and turn{H6437}{(H8804)} thee eastward{H6924}, and hide{H5641}{(H8738)} thyself by the brook{H5158} Cherith{H3747}, that is before{H6440} Jordan{H3383}.

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink{H8354}{(H8799)} of the brook{H5158}; and I have commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} the ravens{H6158} to feed{H3557}{(H8771)} thee there.

So he went{H3212}{(H8799)} and did{H6213}{(H8799)} according unto the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}: for he went{H3212}{(H8799)} and dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} by the brook{H5158} Cherith{H3747}, that is before{H6440} Jordan{H3383}.

And the ravens{H6158} brought{H935}{(H8688)} him bread{H3899} and flesh{H1320} in the morning{H1242}, and bread{H3899} and flesh{H1320} in the evening{H6153}; and he drank{H8354}{(H8799)} of the brook{H5158}.

And it came to pass after{H7093} a while{H3117}, that the brook{H5158} dried up{H3001}{(H8799)}, because there had been no rain{H1653} in the land{H776}.

And the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto him, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

Arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, get{H3212}{(H8798)} thee to Zarephath{H6886}, which belongeth to Zidon{H6721}, and dwell{H3427}{(H8804)} there: behold, I have commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} a widow{H490} woman{H802} there to sustain{H3557}{(H8771)} thee.

So he arose{H6965}{(H8799)} and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Zarephath{H6886}. And when he came{H935}{(H8799)} to the gate{H6607} of the city{H5892}, behold, the widow{H490} woman{H802} was there gathering{H7197}{(H8781)} of sticks{H6086}: and he called{H7121}{(H8799)} to her, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Fetch{H3947}{(H8798)} me, I pray thee, a little{H4592} water{H4325} in a vessel{H3627}, that I may drink{H8354}{(H8799)}.

And as she was going{H3212}{(H8799)} to fetch{H3947}{(H8800)} it, he called{H7121}{(H8799)} to her, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Bring{H3947}{(H8798)} me, I pray thee, a morsel{H6595} of bread{H3899} in thine hand{H3027}.

And she said{H559}{(H8799)}, As the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} liveth{H2416}, I have{H3426} not a cake{H4580}, but an handful{H4393}{H3709} of meal{H7058} in a barrel{H3537}, and a little{H4592} oil{H8081} in a cruse{H6835}: and, behold, I am gathering{H7197}{(H8781)} two{H8147} sticks{H6086}, that I may go in{H935}{(H8804)} and dress{H6213}{(H8804)} it for me and my son{H1121}, that we may eat{H398}{(H8804)} it, and die{H4191}{(H8804)}.

And Elijah{H452} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto her, Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not; go{H935}{(H8798)} and do{H6213}{(H8798)} as thou hast said{H1697}: but make{H6213}{(H8798)} me thereof{H8033} a little{H6996} cake{H5692} first{H7223}, and bring{H3318}{(H8689)} it unto me, and after{H314} make{H6213}{(H8799)} for thee and for thy son{H1121}.

For thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, The barrel{H3537} of meal{H7058} shall not waste{H3615}{(H8799)}, neither shall the cruse{H6835} of oil{H8081} fail{H2637}{(H8799)}, until the day{H3117} that the LORD{H3068} sendeth{H5414}{(H8800)} rain{H1653} upon{H6440} the earth{H127}.

And she went{H3212}{(H8799)} and did{H6213}{(H8799)} according to the saying{H1697} of Elijah{H452}: and she, and he, and her house{H1004}, did eat{H398}{(H8799)} many days{H3117}.

And the barrel{H3537} of meal{H7058} wasted{H3615}{(H8804)} not, neither did the cruse{H6835} of oil{H8081} fail{H2638}, according to the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, which he spake{H1696}{(H8765)} by{H3027} Elijah{H452}.

And it came to pass after{H310} these things{H1697}, that the son{H1121} of the woman{H802}, the mistress{H1172} of the house{H1004}, fell sick{H2470}{(H8804)}; and his sickness{H2483} was so{H3966} sore{H2389}, that there was no breath{H5397} left{H3498}{(H8738)} in him.

And she said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Elijah{H452}, What have I to do with thee, O thou man{H376} of God{H430}? art thou come{H935}{(H8804)} unto me to call{H2142} my sin{H5771} to remembrance{H2142}{(H8687)}, and to slay{H4191}{(H8687)} my son{H1121}?

And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto her, Give{H5414}{(H8798)} me thy son{H1121}. And he took{H3947}{(H8799)} him out of her bosom{H2436}, and carried him up{H5927}{(H8686)} into a loft{H5944}, where he abode{H3427}{(H8802)}, and laid{H7901}{(H8686)} him upon his own bed{H4296}.

And he cried{H7121}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068} my God{H430}, hast thou also brought evil{H7489}{(H8689)} upon the widow{H490} with whom I sojourn{H1481}{(H8711)}, by slaying{H4191}{(H8687)} her son{H1121}?

And he stretched{H4058}{(H8709)} himself upon the child{H3206} three{H7969} times{H6471}, and cried{H7121}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068} my God{H430}, I pray thee, let this child's{H3206} soul{H5315} come{H7725} into him{H7130} again{H7725}{(H8799)}.

And the LORD{H3068} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} the voice{H6963} of Elijah{H452}; and the soul{H5315} of the child{H3206} came{H7725} into him{H7130} again{H7725}{(H8799)}, and he revived{H2421}{(H8799)}.

And Elijah{H452} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the child{H3206}, and brought him down{H3381}{(H8686)} out of the chamber{H5944} into the house{H1004}, and delivered{H5414}{(H8799)} him unto his mother{H517}: and Elijah{H452} said{H559}{(H8799)}, See{H7200}{(H8798)}, thy son{H1121} liveth{H2416}.

And the woman{H802} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Elijah{H452}, Now by this{H2088} I know{H3045}{(H8804)} that thou art a man{H376} of God{H430}, and that the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} in thy mouth{H6310} is truth{H571}.