OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 8

1 Kings 17:8

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The LORD’s word came to him, saying,

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1 Kings 17:5–11

5

So he went and did according to the LORD’s word, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.

6

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

7

After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

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The LORD’s word came to him, saying,

9

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”

10

So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.”

11

As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

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