Ben Sira 39:28

28 "There are winds created for vengeance, and in their anger they can dislodge mountains; on the day of reckoning they will pour out their strength and calm the anger of their Maker.

Ben Sira 39:28 In-Context

26 The basic necessities of human life are water and fire and iron and salt and wheat flour and milk and honey, the blood of the grape and oil and clothing.
27 All these are good for the godly, but for sinners they turn into evils.
28 "There are winds created for vengeance, and in their anger they can dislodge mountains; on the day of reckoning they will pour out their strength and calm the anger of their Maker.
29 Fire and hail and famine and pestilence, all these have been created for vengeance;
30 the fangs of wild animals and scorpions and vipers, and the sword that punishes the ungodly with destruction.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Heb Syr: Gk [can scourge mightily]
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