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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 48
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last, and he comforted them that mourned in Sion.
- WEB
- He saw by an excellent spirit what would come to pass in the future; and he comforted those who mourned in Zion.
- DRC48:27
- With a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion.
- LXXE
- He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last, and he comforted them that mourned in Sion.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πνεύματι μεγάλῳ εἶδε τὰ ἔσχατα, καὶ παρεκάλεσε τοὺς πενθοῦντας ἐν Σιών.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 48:27 in some Bibles
- 48:24 in most Bibles