English / ERV
1 Kings 17
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. He said to King Ahab, “I serve the LORD, the God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall for the next few years. The rain will fall only when I command it to fall.”
- 2Then the LORD said to Elijah,
- 3“Leave this place and go east. Hide near Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan River.
- 4You can get your water from that stream, and I have commanded ravens to bring food to you there.”
- 5So Elijah did what the LORD told him to do. He went to live near Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan River.
- 6Ravens brought Elijah food every morning and every evening, and he drank water from the stream.
- 7There was no rain, so after a while the stream became dry.
- 8Then the LORD said to Elijah,
- 9“Go to Zarephath in Sidon and stay there. There is a widow there that I commanded to take care of you.”
- 10So Elijah went to Zarephath. He went to the town gate and saw a woman there gathering wood for a fire. She was a widow. Elijah said to her, “Would you bring me a small cup of water to drink?”
- 11As she was going to get the water, Elijah said, “Bring me a piece of bread too, please.”
- 12The woman answered, “I promise you, before the LORD your God, that I have nothing but a handful of flour in a jar and a little bit of olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather a few pieces of wood for a fire to cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”
- 13Elijah said to the woman, “Don’t worry. Go home and cook your food as you said. But first make a small piece of bread from the flour that you have and bring it to me. Then cook some for yourself and your son.