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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 49
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
- WEB
- He did what was right in the reforming of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
- DRC49:3
- He was directed by God unto the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of wickedness.
- LXXE
- He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Αὐτὸς κατευθύνθη ἐν ἐπιστροφῇ λαοῦ, καὶ ἐξῇρε βδελύγματα ἀνομίας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 49:3 in some Bibles
- 49:2 in most Bibles