1Kings:17:7-24

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ylt @1Kings:17:7 @And it cometh to pass , at the end of days , that the brook drieth up , for there hath been no rain in the land , ylt @1Kings:17:8 @and the word of Jehovah is unto him , saying , ylt @1Kings:17:9 @'Rise , go to Zarephath , that [is ] to Zidon , and thou hast dwelt there ; lo , I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain thee .' ylt @1Kings:17:10 @And he riseth , and goeth to Zarephath , and cometh in unto the opening of the city , and lo there , a widow woman gathering sticks , and he calleth unto her , and saith , 'Bring , I pray thee , to me , a little water in a vessel , and I drink .' ylt @1Kings:17:11 @And she goeth to bring [it ], and he calleth unto her and saith , 'Bring , I pray thee , to me a morsel of bread in thy hand .' ylt @1Kings:17:12 @And she saith , 'Jehovah thy God liveth , I have not a cake , but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher , and a little oil in a dish ; and lo , I am gathering two sticks , and have gone in and prepared it for myself , and for my son , and we have eaten it -- and died .' ylt @1Kings:17:13 @And Elijah saith unto her , 'Fear not , go , do according to thy word , only make for me thence a little cake , in the first place , and thou hast brought out to me ; and for thee and for thy son make -- last ; ylt @1Kings:17:14 @for thus said Jehovah , God of Israel , The pitcher of meal is not consumed , and the dish of oil is not lacking , till the day of Jehovah 's giving a shower on the face of the ground .' ylt @1Kings:17:15 @And she goeth , and doth according to the word of Elijah , and she eateth , she and he , and her household -- days ; ylt @1Kings:17:16 @the pitcher of meal was not consumed , and the dish of oil did not lack , according to the word of Jehovah that He spake by the hand of Elijah . ylt @1Kings:17:17 @And it cometh to pass , after these things , the son of the woman , mistress of the house , hath been sick , and his sickness is very severe till that no breath hath been left in him . ylt @1Kings:17:18 @And she saith unto Elijah , 'What -- to me and to thee , O man of God ? thou hast come unto me to cause mine iniquity to be remembered , and to put my son to death !' ylt @1Kings:17:19 @And he saith unto her , 'Give to me thy son ;' and he taketh him out of her bosom , and taketh him up unto the upper chamber where he is abiding , and layeth him on his own bed , ylt @1Kings:17:20 @and crieth unto Jehovah , and saith , 'Jehovah my God , also on the widow with whom I am sojourning hast Thou done evil -- to put her son to death ?' ylt @1Kings:17:21 @And he stretcheth himself out on the lad three times , and calleth unto Jehovah , and saith , 'O Jehovah my God , let turn back , I pray Thee , the soul of this lad into his midst ;' ylt @1Kings:17:22 @and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Elijah , and the soul of the lad turneth back into his midst , and he liveth . ylt @1Kings:17:23 @And Elijah taketh the lad , and bringeth him down from the upper chamber of the house , and giveth him to his mother , and Elijah saith , 'See , thy son liveth !' ylt @1Kings:17:24 @And the woman saith unto Elijah , 'Now , this I have known , that a man of God thou [art ], and the word of Jehovah in thy mouth [is ] truth .'

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