Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 48:1-6 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. And the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch.

2. He brought a famine upon them, and those who provoked him in their envy became few. For they could not bear the precepts of the Lord.

3. By the word of the Lord, he closed the heavens, and he brought down fire from heaven three times.

4. In this way, Elijah was magnified in his wondrous works. So who can say that he is similar to you in glory?

5. He raised up a dead man from the grave, from the fate of death, by the word of the Lord God.

6. He threw down kings unto perdition, and he easily shattered their power and boasting from his bed.