1 Then the prophet Elijah arose like a 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, O Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! And who has the right to boast which you have?
5 You who raised a corpse from death and from Hades, by the word of the Most High;
6 who brought kings down to destruction, and famous men from their beds;
7 who heard rebuke at Sinai and judgments of vengeance at Horeb;
8 who anointed kings to inflict retribution, and prophets to succeed you.
9 You who were taken up by a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot with horses of fire;
10 you who are ready at the appointed time, it is written, to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury, to turn the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
11 Blessed are those who saw you, and those who have been adorned in love; for we also shall surely live.
12 It was Elijah who was covered by the whirlwind, and Elisha was filled with his spirit; in all his days he did not tremble before any ruler, and no one brought him into subjection.
13 Nothing was too hard for him, and when he was dead his body prophesied.
14 As in his life he did wonders, so in death his deeds were marvelous.
15 For all this the people did not repent, and they did not forsake their sins, till they were carried away captive from their land and were scattered over all the earth; the people were left very few in number, but with rulers from the house of David.
16 Some of them did what was pleasing to God, but others multiplied sins.
17 Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into the midst of it; he tunneled the sheer rock with iron and built pools for water.
18 In his days Sennacherib came up, and sent the Rabshakeh; he lifted up his hand against Zion and made great boasts in his arrogance.
19 Then their hearts were shaken and their hands trembled, and they were in anguish, like women in travail.
20 But they called upon the Lord who is merciful, spreading forth their hands toward him; and the Holy One quickly heard them from heaven, and delivered them by the hand of Isaiah.
21 The Lord smote the camp of the Assyrians, and his angel wiped them out.
22 For Hezekiah did what was pleasing to the Lord, and he held strongly to the ways of David his father, which Isaiah the prophet commanded, who was great and faithful in his vision.
23 In his days the sun went backward, and he lengthened the life of the king.
24 By the spirit of might he saw the last things, and comforted those who mourned in Zion.
25 He revealed what was to occur to the end of time, and the hidden things before they came to pass.
Versículos relacionados com Ecclesiasticus, 49:
Ecclesiastical 49 describes the history of Israel from the time of Joshua to the age of the prophets, emphasizing the importance of the righteous leaders and the punishment of those who abandoned the law of God. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Deuteronomy 31:7-8: "Then Moses called Joshua and said in the presence of all Israel:" Be strong and brave, for you will go with this people to the earth that the Lord swore to their ancestors that would give them, and you will help them take it in possession. The Lord himself will go before you and be with you; He will never leave it or abandon him. Do not be afraid; Do not be discouraged. "This verse talks about the passage of Moses' leadership to Joshua, highlighting the importance of courage and trust in God.
Judges 2:11-12: "Then the children of Israel did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord and served the Baalins, and left the Lord God of his parents, who had taken them from the land of Egypt, and followed other gods among The gods of the peoples around them, and worshiped them, and provoked the Lord. " This verse describes the infidelity of the people of Israel to God, showing the consequences of disobedience.
2 Samuel 23:3-4: "The God of Israel spoke, the rock of Israel said to me, 'When someone rules justice upon men, when he rules in the fear of God, it is like the morning light when the sun shines, like a cloudless morning when the rain flourishes the grass on earth. '"This verse highlights the importance of justice and fear of God in the leadership of a ruler.
Isaiah 1:27: "Zion will be rescued with righteousness, and those who repent, with righteousness." This verse talks about the importance of repentance and justice, showing that those who turn to God will be redeemed.
Jeremiah 31:33: "This is the covenant I will do with the house of Israel after those days," says the Lord. "I will put my law in their heart and write it into their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people." This verse talks about God's promise to put his law in the heart of the people of Israel, highlighting the importance of obedience and devotion to him.
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