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Elijah

48Then 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 judgements of vengeance at Horeb.
⁸ You anointed kings to inflict retribution,
   and prophets to succeed you.^*
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 destined^*
   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 adorned^* with your love!
   For we also shall surely live.^*

Elisha

¹² When Elijah was enveloped in the whirlwind,
   Elisha was filled with his spirit.
He performed twice as many signs,
   and marvels with every utterance of his mouth.^*
Never in his lifetime did he tremble before any ruler,
   nor could anyone intimidate him at all.
¹³ Nothing was too hard for him,
   and when he was dead, his body prophesied.
¹⁴ In his life he did wonders,
   and in death his deeds were marvellous.