5 Elijah went and did just what the Lord said. He stayed by the Cherith Brook that faced the Jordan River.
6 The ravens brought bread and meat in the mornings and evenings. He drank from the Cherith Brook.
7 After a while the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land.
8 The Lord’s word came to Elijah:
9 Get up and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have ordered a widow there to take care of you.
10 Elijah left and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town gate, he saw a widow collecting sticks. He called out to her, "Please get a little water for me in this cup so I can drink."
11 She went to get some water. He then said to her, "Please get me a piece of bread."