KJV ORIGINAL
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Get up and go to Zarephath, which is in the region of Sidon, and live there. Look, I have already told a widow woman there to take care of you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is directing Elijah to a specific place where He has already prepared someone to provide for his needs.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during a severe drought that Elijah had proclaimed would last several years. Elijah had been hiding by a brook where ravens fed him, but the brook dried up due to the ongoing famine. God was now sending him to a Gentile territory (Sidon was outside Israel) where he would be sustained by a poor widow.
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