^{1 Ref} And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.

^{2 Ref} Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

^{3 Ref} Go from here in the direction of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

^{4 Ref} The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.

^{5 Ref} So he went and did as the Lord said, living by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

^{6 Ref} And the ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his drink.

^{7 Ref} Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.