Treasury of Scripture Knowledge By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down fire from heaven thrice. Sirach 48:1And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch. Sirach 48:2 He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord. Sirach 48:4 Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee? Sirach 48:5 Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by the word of the Lord God. Context Sirach 48…2He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord. 3By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down fire from heaven thrice. 4Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee?… Cross References Sirach 48:1 And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch. Sirach 48:2 He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord. Sirach 48:4 Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee? Sirach 48:5 Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by the word of the Lord God. |
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