1. And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth."
2. And the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
3. "Withdraw from here, and go toward the east, and hide at the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.
4. And there you shall drink from the torrent. And I have instructed the ravens to feed you there."
5. Therefore, he went and acted in accord with the word of the Lord. And going away, he settled by the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.
6. And the ravens carried bread and flesh to him in the morning, and likewise bread and flesh in the evening. And he drank from the torrent.
7. But after some days, the torrent dried up. For it had not rained upon the earth.
8. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying:
9. "Rise up, and go to Zarephath of the Sidonians, and dwell there. For I have instructed a widowed woman there to feed you."
10. He rose up and went away to Zarephath. And when he had arrived at the gate of the city, he saw the widowed woman collecting wood, and he called to her. And he said to her, "Give me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink."
11. And as she was going to bring it, he called out after her, saying, "Bring me also, I beg you, a morsel of bread in your hand."