5 Elijah obeyed the Lord and went to live near Cherith Brook.
6 Ravens brought him bread and meat twice a day, and he drank water from the brook.
7 But after a while, it dried up because there was no rain.
8 The Lord told Elijah,
9 “Go to the town of Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I've told a widow in that town to give you food.”
10 When Elijah came near the town gate of Zarephath, he saw a widow gathering sticks for a fire. “Would you please bring me a cup of water?” he asked.
11 As she left to get it, he asked, “Would you also please bring me a piece of bread?”