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Ben Sira 48
Ben Sira 48:1-8
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Then the prophet Elijah arose like a 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, O Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! And who has the right to boast which you have?
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You who raised a corpse from death and from Hades, by the word of the Most High;
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who brought kings down to destruction, and famous men from their beds;
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who heard rebuke at Sinai and judgments of vengeance at Horeb;
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who anointed kings to inflict retribution, and prophets to succeed you.
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.