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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 43
In 4 translations
- KJV
- It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire.
- WEB
- It will devour the mountains, burn up the wilderness, and consume the green grass like fire.
- DRC43:23
- And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.
- LXXE
- It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καταφάγεται ὄρη, καὶ ἔρημον ἐκκαύσει, καὶ ἀποσβέσει χλόην ὡς πῦρ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 43:23 in some Bibles
- 43:21 in most Bibles