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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 48
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Ezekias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof: he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for waters.
- WEB
- Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst. He tunneled through rock with iron, and built cisterns for water.
- DRC48:19
- Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water.
- LXXE
- Ezekias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof: he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for waters.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐζεκίας ὠχύρωσε τὴν πόλιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἰσήγαγεν εἰς μέσον αὐτῶν τὸν Γώγ· ὤρυξε σιδήρῳ ἀκρότομον, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε κρήνας εἰς ὕδατα.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 48:19 in some Bibles
- 48:17 in most Bibles