5 Elijah left and did what the word of the Lord ⌊had told him⌋. He went to live by the Cherith River, which is east of the Jordan River.
6 Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening. And he drank from the stream.
7 But after some time the stream dried up because no rain had fallen in the land.
8 Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah:
9 “Get up, go to Zarephath (which belongs to Sidon), and stay there. I’ve commanded a widow there to feed you.”
10 He got up and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town’s entrance, a widow was gathering wood. He called to her, “Please bring me a drink of water.”
11 As she was going to get it, he called to her again, “Please bring me a piece of bread too.”