1 Kings 17:1-11
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 17
1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, 'As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.' 2Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 3Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4And it shall be that you will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide food for you there.' 5So he went and did everything according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 6And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. 7But it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
8Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
9Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide food for you.'
10So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, 'Please get me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.'
11As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, 'Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.'
King James Version
Chapter 17
1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
Christian Standard Bible
2Then the word of the Lord came to him:
3"Leave here, turn eastward, and hide at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.
4You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there."
5So he proceeded to do what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.
6The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he would drink from the wadi.
7After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
8Then the word of the Lord came to him:
9"Get up, go to Zarephath that belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman who is a widow to provide for you there."
10So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. Elijah called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a cup and let me drink."
11As she went to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."
New Living Translation
2Then the Lord said to Elijah,
3Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River.
4Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food.'
5So Elijah did as the Lord told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan.
6The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.
7But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land.
English Standard Version
Chapter 17
1Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 2And the word of the LORD came to him: 3“Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. 4You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan. 6And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. 7And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
8Then the word of the LORD came to him,
9“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”
10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.”
11And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
New International Version
2Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah:
3Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan.
4You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.'
5So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.
6The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
7Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
8Then the word of the LORD came to him:
9Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.'
10So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, 'Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?'
11As she was going to get it, he called, 'And bring me, please, a piece of bread.'
New King James Version
2Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
3“Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
4And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
5So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
6The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
7And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
8Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
9“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.”
11And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
