Sirach 48:1

ENGBRENT: Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burned like a lamp.

ENGLXXUP: Then stood up Elijah the prophet as fire,And his word burned like a lamp.

Sirach 48:2

ENGBRENT: He brought a sore famine upon them, and by his zeal he diminished their number.

ENGLXXUP: He brought a sore famine upon them,And by his zeal he diminished their number.

Sirach 48:3

ENGBRENT: By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and also three times brought down fire.

ENGLXXUP: By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven,And also three times brought down fire.

Sirach 48:4

ENGBRENT: O Elias, how wast thou honoured in thy wondrous deeds! and who may glory like unto thee!

ENGLXXUP: O Elijah, how wast thou honored in thy wondrous deeds!And who may glory like unto thee!

Sirach 48:5

ENGBRENT: Who didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from the place of the dead, by the word of the most High:

ENGLXXUP: Who didst raise up a dead man from death,And his soul from the place of the dead, by the word of the most High:

Sirach 48:6

ENGBRENT: who broughtest kings to destruction, and honourable men from their bed:

ENGLXXUP: Who broughtest kings to destruction,And honorable men from their bed:

Sirach 48:7

ENGBRENT: who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai, and in Horeb the judgment of vengeance:

ENGLXXUP: Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai,And in Horeb the judgment of vengeance:

Sirach 48:8

ENGBRENT: who anointedst kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed after him:

ENGLXXUP: Who anointedst kings to take revenge,And prophets to succeed after him:

Sirach 48:9

ENGBRENT: who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, and in a chariot of fiery horses:

ENGLXXUP: Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire,And in a chariot of fiery horses:

Sirach 48:10

ENGBRENT: who wast ordained for reproofs in their times, to pacify the wrath of the Lord's judgment, before it brake forth into fury, and to turn the heart of the father unto the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

ENGLXXUP: Who wast ordained for reproofs in their times,To pacify the wrath of the Lord’s judgment, before it broke forth into fury,And to turn the heart of the father unto the son,And to restore the tribes of Jacob.

Sirach 48:11

ENGBRENT: Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love; for we shall surely live.

ENGLXXUP: Blessed are they that saw thee,And slept in love;For we shall surely live.

Sirach 48:12

ENGBRENT: Elias it was, who was covered with a whirlwind; and Eliseus was filled with his spirit: whilst he lived, he was not moved with the presence of any prince, neither could any bring him into subjection.

ENGLXXUP: Elijah it was, who was covered with a whirlwind;And Elisha was filled with his spirit:While he lived, he was not moved with the presence of any prince,Neither could any bring him into subjection.

Sirach 48:13

ENGBRENT: No word could overcome him; and after his death his body prophesied.

ENGLXXUP: No word could overcome him;And after his death his body prophesied.

Sirach 48:14

ENGBRENT: He did wonders in his life, and at his death were his works marvellous.

ENGLXXUP: He did wonders in his life,And at his death were his works marvelous.

Sirach 48:15

ENGBRENT: For all this the people repented not, neither departed they from their sins, till they were spoiled and carried out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth: yet there remained a small people, and a ruler in the house of David:

ENGLXXUP: For all this the people repented not,Neither departed they from their sins,Till they were spoiled and carried out of their land,And were scattered through all the earth:Yet there remained a small people,And a ruler in the house of David:

Sirach 48:16

ENGBRENT: of whom some did that which was pleasing to God, and some multiplied sins.

ENGLXXUP: Of whom some did that which was pleasing to God,And some multiplied sins.

Sirach 48:17

ENGBRENT: Ezekias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof: he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for waters.

ENGLXXUP: Hezekiah fortified his city,And brought in water into the midst thereof:He dug the hard rock with iron,And made wells for waters.

Sirach 48:18

ENGBRENT: In his time Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against Sion, and boasted proudly.

ENGLXXUP: In his time Sennacherib came up,And sent Rabshakeh,And lifted up his hand against Zion,And boasted proudly.

Sirach 48:19

ENGBRENT: Then trembled their hearts and hands, and they were in pain, as women in travail.

ENGLXXUP: Then trembled their hearts and hands,And they were in pain, as women in travail.

Sirach 48:20

ENGBRENT: But they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and stretched out their hands toward him: and immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esay.

ENGLXXUP: But they called upon the Lord who is merciful,And stretched out their hands toward him:And immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven,And delivered them by the ministry of Isaiah.

Sirach 48:21

ENGBRENT: He smote the host of the Assyrians, and his angel destroyed them.

ENGLXXUP: He smote the host of the Assyrians,And his angel destroyed them.

Sirach 48:22

ENGBRENT: For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had commanded him.

ENGLXXUP: For Hezekiah had done the thing that pleased the Lord,And was strong in the ways of David his father,As Isaiah the prophet, who was greatAnd faithful in his vision, had commanded him.

Sirach 48:23

ENGBRENT: In his time the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king's life.

ENGLXXUP: In his time the sun went backward,And he lengthened the king’s life.

Sirach 48:24

ENGBRENT: He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last, and he comforted them that mourned in Sion.

ENGLXXUP: He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last,And he comforted them that mourned in Zion.

Sirach 48:25

ENGBRENT: He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things or ever they came.

ENGLXXUP: He showed what should come to pass forever,And secret things or ever they came.

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