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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 43:12

In 4 translations

KJV
It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.
WEB
It encircles the sky with its glorious circle. The hands of the Most High have stretched it out.
DRC43:13
It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it.
LXXE
It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἐγύρωσεν οὐρανὸν ἐν κυκλώσει δόξης, χεῖρες ὑψίστου ἐτάννυσαν αὐτό.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 43:13 in some Bibles
  • 43:12 in most Bibles

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