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But, as soon as they had rest, they again wrought wickedness before thee, - and thou didst leave them in the hand of their enemies, who bare rule over them, yet, when they again made outcry unto thee, thou, from the heavens, didst hear and didst deliver them according to thy compassions, many times;

Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, - A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.

And, when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept - and rent, every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads, toward the heavens.

Who spreadeth out fire heavens, by himself alone! and marcheth along, on the heights of the sea;

The heights of the heavens, what canst thou do? Depths deeper than hades, what canst thou know?

But, in very deed, ask, I pray thee, the beasts, and they will teach thee, and the bird of the heavens, and it will tell thee;

So, a man, hath lain down, and shall not arise, until there are no heavens, they shall not awake, nor be roused up out of their sleep.

Lo! in his holy ones, he putteth not confidence, and, the heavens, are not pure in his eyes:

Even now, lo! in the heavens, is my witness,

Though his elevation mount up to the heavens, and, his head, to the clouds, doth reach,

The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and, the earth, be rising up against him:

Is not, GOD, in the height of the heavens? Behold, then, the head of the stars, that they are high.

Dark clouds, are a veil to him, and he cannot see, or, the vault of the heavens, doth he walk?

The pillars of the heavens, are shaken, and are terrified at his rebuke:

By his spirit, hath he arched the heavens, His hand hath pierced the fleeing serpent.

Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?

For, he, unto the ends of the earth, directeth his look, under all the heavens, he seeth;

Look at the heavens and see, - and survey the skies - they are higher than thou.

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?

Under the whole heavens, he letteth it loose, His lightning also, unto the wings of the earth;