Ben Sira 43:16

16 He speaks, and thunder twists the earth in pain; the mountains are shaken by his strength. Whenever he wishes, the south wind blows, whirlwinds come, and windstorms from the north. He sends the snow fluttering down like birds, like locusts lighting on the ground.

Ben Sira 43:16 In-Context

14 The storerooms of the sky are thrown open, and the clouds roll out like flying birds.

15 With his power he forms great masses of clouds and shatters the ice into hailstones.

16 He speaks, and thunder twists the earth in pain; the mountains are shaken by his strength. Whenever he wishes, the south wind blows, whirlwinds come, and windstorms from the north. He sends the snow fluttering down like birds, like locusts lighting on the ground.

18 We marvel at its beautiful whiteness, and in fascination we watch it fall.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Hebrew] by his strength; [Greek] when he appears.