Sirach 49:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For they entreated him evil; And yet he was sanctified in the womb to be a prophet, To root out, and to afflict, and to destroy; And in like manner to build and to plant. More versionsCommon English Bible They mistreated him, even though he had been set apart from the womb to be a prophet to uproot, ruin, destroy, and likewise to build and plant. Catholic Public Domain Version For they gave their kingdom to foreigners, and their glory to a strange people. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So they gave their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange nation. Good News Translation (US Version) Jeremiah had been badly treated, even though he was chosen as a prophet before he was born, “to uproot and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow,” but also “to build and to plant.” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers For they mistreated him; yet he was sanctified in the womb to be a prophet, to root out, to afflict, to destroy and likewise to build and to plant. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition He had been chosen as a prophet before his birth and was later told to speak of doom and destruction, of rising and rebuilding. But the evil kings of Judah mistreated him. |