I Kings · Chapter 17 King James Version

I Kings 17:14

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The Scripture

(14) For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Elijah declared a drought to Ahab and was fed by ravens at the brook Cherith before being sent to a widow in Zarephath, whose jar of meal and jug of oil miraculously did not run out during the famine. When the widow's son later died, Elijah prayed and the LORD restored the boy to life.

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