Verse 2

1 Kings 17:2

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2 Then the Lord told Elijah,

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֥י/ו לֵ/אמֹֽר

English Translation

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying…

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Chapter 17 Context

1 Elijah the Tishbite (from Tishbe in Gilead), told Ahab, “As the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, li... Focus ↗

2 Then the Lord told Elijah,

3 “Leave here and go east. Hide in the valley of the Cherith brook where it meets the Jordan. Focus ↗

4 You can drink from the brook, and I have ordered ravens to bring you food you there.” Focus ↗

5 So Elijah did what the Lord told him. He went to the valley of the Cherith brook, where it meets the... Focus ↗

6 Ravens brought him bread and meat both in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the broo... Focus ↗

7 Then the Lord told Elijah, Focus ↗

8 “Leave here and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have given instructions to a widow ther... Focus ↗

9 So he left for Zarephath. When he arrived at the entrance to the town, he saw a woman, a widow, gath... Focus ↗

10 As she was going to get it, he called after her and said, “Oh, and please bring me a piece of bread.... Focus ↗

11 She replied, “As the Lord your God (Elohim) lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour is left... Focus ↗

12 Elijah said to her, “Don't be afraid. Go home and do what you said. But first make me a small loaf o... Focus ↗

13 For this is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not become empty... Focus ↗

14 She went and did as Elijah had told her, and Elijah, the widow, and her household were able to eat f... Focus ↗

15 The jar of flour did not become empty and the jug of olive oil did not run out, just as the Lord had... Focus ↗

16 Later on the woman's son fell sick. (She was the one who owned the house.) He went from bad to worse... Focus ↗

17 “What are you doing to me, man of God (Elohim)?” the woman asked Elijah. “Have you come to remind me... Focus ↗

18 “Give me your son,” Elijah replied. He picked him up from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room... Focus ↗

19 Then he cried out to the Lord, saying, “Lord my God (Elohim), why have you allowed this to happen to... Focus ↗

20 He stretched himself out on the boy three times, and cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God (Elohim), p... Focus ↗

21 The Lord responded to Elijah's cry. The boy's life returned to him, and he lived! Focus ↗

22 Elijah took the boy and brought him down from the room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “... Focus ↗

23 “Now I'm convinced that you are a man of God (Elohim), and that what the Lord speaks through you is... Focus ↗

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