1 Kings 17:1-3

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

Elijah Predicts a Drought

17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe^[a] in Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.’ ² The word of the Lord came to him, saying, ³ ‘Go from here and turn eastwards, and hide yourself by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.