13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not, come do as thou hast said, but make me thereof a little cake first of all, and bring it unto me, and afterward make for thee and thy son.

14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, [a]The meal in the barrel shall not be wasted, neither shall the oil in the cruse be diminished, unto the time that the Lord send rain upon the earth.

15 So she went, and did as Elijah said, and she did eat: so did he and her house [b]for a certain time.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 17:14 God receiveth no benefit for the use of his, but he promiseth a most ample recompense for the same.
  2. 1 Kings 17:15 That is, till he had rain and food on the earth.

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