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Elijah

(1 Kings 17:1–19:18)

48 Then Elijah arose, a prophet like fire,

and his word burned like a torch.

2 He brought a famine upon them,

and by his zeal he made them few in number.

3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens,

and also three times brought down fire.

4 How glorious you were, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds!

Whose glory is equal to yours?

5 You raised a corpse from death

and from Hades, by the word of the Most High.

6 You sent kings down to destruction,

and famous men, from their sickbeds.

7 You heard rebuke at Sinai

and judgments of vengeance at Horeb.

8 You anointed kings to inflict retribution,

and prophets to succeed you.a

9 You were taken up by a whirlwind of fire,

in a chariot with horses of fire.

10 At the appointed time, it is written, you are destinedb

to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury,

to turn the hearts of parents to their children,

and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

11 Happy are those who saw you

and were adornedc with your love!

For we also shall surely live.d

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