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Then Elijah arose, a prophet like fire, and his word burned like a torch.
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He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal he made them few in number.
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By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, and also three times brought down fire.
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How glorious you were, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! Whose glory is equal to yours?
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You raised a corpse from death and from Hades, by the word of the Most High.
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You sent kings down to destruction, and famous men, from their sickbeds.
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You heard rebuke at Sinai and judgments of vengeance at Horeb.
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You anointed kings to inflict retribution, and prophets to succeed you.
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You were taken up by a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot with horses of fire.