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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 39
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field:
- WEB
- Listen to me, you holy children, and bud forth like a rose growing by a brook of water.
- DRC39:17
- By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.
- LXXE
- Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field:
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εἰσακούσετέ μου υἱοὶ ὅσιοι, καὶ βλαστήσατε ὡς ῥόδον φυόμενον ἐπὶ ῥεύματος ἀγροῦ·
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 39:17 in some Bibles
- 39:13 in most Bibles