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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.
- WEB
- For this cause the Lord was patient over them, and poured out his mercy upon them.
- DRC18:9
- Therefore God is patient in them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.
- LXXE
- Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Διὰ τοῦτο ἐμακροθύμησε Κύριος ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐξέχεεν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 18:9 in some Bibles
- 18:11 in most Bibles