Common English Bible

Sirach 48:2-11 Common English Bible (CEB)

2. He brought a famine upon them,and he reduced their number by his zeal.

3. By the Lord’s word he shut up the sky,and in the same wayhe brought down fire three times.

4. How glorious you were, Elijah,in your amazing deeds!Who will boast like you can?

5. You raised a corpse from death,from the grave by a wordof the Most High.

6. You brought kings down to destructionand dragged the famousfrom their beds.

7. You heard a rebuke at Sinaiand decrees of punishment at Horeb.

8. You anointed kings to bring retributionand prophets to succeed you.

9. You were taken up in a whirlwind of fireand in a chariot of fiery horses.

10. It is recorded that you are readyfor the designated times,to calm anger before it turns to wrath,to turn the heart of a father to his son,and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

11. Happy are those who saw youand who have fallen asleepin your love,for we will surely live as well.