Sirach 48:8-10

Good News Translation

⁸ You anointed a king to be the instrument of that punishment, and a prophet to take your place. ⁹ You were taken up to heaven in a fiery whirlwind, a chariot drawn by fiery horses. ¹⁰ The scripture says that you are ready to appear at the designated time,^[a] to cool God's anger before it breaks out in fury; that you