Berachos 31b § 5
Elijah Shows No Respect
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Similarly, in his prayer at Mount Carmel,
Elijah spoke impertinently toward God on High.
Answer me, Lord, answer me,
that this people will know that
You are the Lord, God, and You have
turned their hearts backward,
claiming that God caused Israel to sin.
Elijah spoke impertinently toward God on High.
Answer me, Lord, answer me,
that this people will know that
You are the Lord, God, and You have
turned their hearts backward,
claiming that God caused Israel to sin.
Hebrew / Aramaic Source
ואמר רבי אלעזר אליהו הטיח דברים כלפי מעלה שנאמר ואתה הסבת את לבם אחרנית