1. And Eliyahu HaTishbi, who was of the inhabitants of Tishbe-Gil`ad, said unto Ach'av (King Ahab of Israel), As Hashem Elohei Yisroel liveth, before whom I stand [ministering, as minister], there shall not be tal nor matar these shanim [ahead], except according to my word.
2. And the Devar Hashem came unto him, saying,
3. Get thee from here, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself in the Wadi Kerit, that is near the Yarden.
4. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the orevvim (ravens) to feed thee there.
5. So he went and did according to the Devar Hashem; for he went and dwelt in the Wadi Kerit, that is near the Yarden.
6. And the orevvim brought him lechem and basar in the boker, and lechem and basar in the erev; and he drank of the brook.
7. And it came to pass at the ketz yamim (end of days), that the brook dried up, because there had been no geshem in the land.
8. And the Devar Hashem came unto him, saying,
9. Arise, get thee to Tzarphat, which belongeth to Tzidon, and dwell there; hinei, I have commanded an isha almanah there to sustain thee.
10. So he arose and went to Tzarphat. And when he came to the gate of the ir, hinei, the isha almanah was there gathering sticks; and he called to her, and said, Bring me a little mayim in a vessel, that I may drink.
11. And as she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, Bring me a morsel of lechem in thine hand.