Elijah (1 Kgs 17:8–16*) and the multiplication of oil (for sale to pay debts) by Elisha (2 Kgs 4:1–7*). Jesus’ cursing of the fig tree is an example of a miraculously effective curse and is similar to Elisha’s curse of the boys in Bethel and its effect (2 Kgs 2:23–25*). A joyful poem envisioning the restoration of Zion is preserved in Isa 35:1–10*. The anonymous speaker exhorts, “Be strong, weak hands and disabled knees” (ἰσχύσατε, χεῖρες ἀνειμέναι καὶ γόνατα παραλελυμένα) (v. 3*), and predicts,