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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 47
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them.
- WEB
- For they sought out all manner of wickedness, until vengeance came upon them.
- DRC47:31
- And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sins.
- LXXE
- For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ πᾶσαν πονηρίαν ἐξεζήτησαν, ἕως ἐκδίκησις ἔλθῃ ἐπʼ αὐτούς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 47:31 in some Bibles
- 47:25 in most Bibles