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Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word."

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

"Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

"And it shall be that you will drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide food for you there."

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

So he went and did everything according to the word of the LORD, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.

So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord : for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.

And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

But it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.