[17:1] A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”
[17:2] Then the Lord said to Elijah,
[17:3] “Leave this place and go east and hide yourself near Cherith Brook, east of the Jordan.
[17:4] The brook will supply you with water to drink, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there.”
[17:5] Elijah obeyed the Lord's command, and went and stayed by Cherith Brook.
[17:6] He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening.
[17:7] After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain.