7. After a while the stream dried up because there was no rain.
8. Then the Lord spoke his word to Elijah,
9. “Go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I have commanded a widow there to take care of you.”
10. So Elijah went to Zarephath. When he reached the town gate, he saw a widow gathering wood for a fire. Elijah asked her, “Would you bring me a little water in a cup so I may have a drink?”
11. As she was going to get his water, Elijah said, “Please bring me a piece of bread, too.”
12. The woman answered, “As surely as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread. I have only a handful of flour in a jar and only a little olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather some wood so I could go home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”
13. “Don’t worry,” Elijah said to her. “Go home and cook your food as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread from the flour you have, and bring it to me. Then cook something for yourself and your son.