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Elijah

48 Then the prophet Eli′jah arose like a fire,
    and his word burned like a torch.
He brought a famine upon them,
    and by his zeal he made them few in number.
By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens,
    and also three times brought down fire.
How glorious you were, O Eli′jah, in your wondrous deeds!
    And who has the right to boast which you have?

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You who were taken up by a whirlwind of fire,
    in a chariot with horses of fire;
10 you who are ready[a] at the appointed time, it is written,
    to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury,
to turn the heart of the father to the son,
    and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
11 Blessed are those who saw you,
    and those who have been adorned[b] in love;
    for we also shall surely live.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 48:10 Heb: Gk are for reproofs
  2. Sirach 48:11 Other authorities read who have died
  3. Sirach 48:11 The text and meaning of this verse are uncertain

10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Eli′jah must come?” 11 He replied, “Eli′jah does come, and he is to restore all things; 12 but I tell you that Eli′jah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

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