And after a while the river dried up, because there fell no rain upon the earth.

¶ And the [a]word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

(A)Up, and get thee to Zarephath, which is in Sidon, and remain there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:8 As the troubles of the Saints of God are many, so his mercy is ever at hand to deliver them.

Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath

Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath(A) in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow(B) there to supply you with food.”

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