Sirach 49:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

They set on fire the chosen city of the sanctuary, And made her streets desolate, as it was written by the hand of Jeremiah.

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which set fire to Jerusalem, the chosen city, and its sanctuary and made its streets desolate, as Jeremiah said.

For the kings of Judah abandoned the law of the Most High, and they held contempt for the fear of God.

For the kings of Juda forsook the law of the most High, and despised the fear of God.

who set fire to the holy city and left its streets deserted, just as Jeremiah had predicted.

They set the chosen city of the sanctuary on fire and made her streets desolate, as it was written by the hand of Jeremiah.

who burned down Jerusalem, the city God had chosen for his temple. The city streets lay empty, just as Jeremiah had said.