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Kings 17:8-16
(8) Then 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."
(10) So 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."
(11) And as she was going to bring
it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your
hand."
(12) And she said, "As the
LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and
a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go
in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may
eat it and die."
(13) And Elijah said to her,
"Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake
of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your
son.
(14)
For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, 'The jar
of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day
that the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"
(15) And she went and did as Elijah
said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
(16) The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to
the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah.