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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness.
- WEB
- He was not pacified toward the giants of old time, who revolted in their strength.
- DRC16:8
- The ancient giants did not obtain pardon for their sins, who were destroyed trusting to their own strength:
- LXXE
- He was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Οὐκ ἐξιλάσατο περὶ τῶν ἀρχαίων γιγάντων, οἳ ἀπέστησαν τῇ ἰσχύϊ αὐτῶν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 16:8 in some Bibles
- 16:7 in most Bibles