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What does 1 Kings 17:20 mean?

He cried out to God, 'Lord, my God, why have you brought this tragedy on the widow who’s been so kind to me, by letting her son die?' 1 Kings 17:20 - Modern Text Bible

(Elijah is honest with God, expressing his confusion and pain about what’s happened.)