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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.
- WEB
- In a congregation of sinners, a fire will be kindled. In a disobedient nation, wrath is kindled.
- DRC16:7
- In the congregation of sinners a fire shall be kindled, and in an unbelieving nation wrath shall dame out.
- LXXE
- In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν συναγωγῇ ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐκκαυθήσεται πῦρ, καὶ ἐν ἔθνει ἀπειθεῖ ἐξεκαύθη ὀργή.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 16:7 in some Bibles
- 16:6 in most Bibles