This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Sirach 49:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)7 For they had afflicted him; yet he had been consecrated in the womb as prophet, to pluck up and afflict and destroy, and likewise to build and to plant. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible7 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version7 For they gave their kingdom to foreigners, and their glory to a strange people. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version7 So they gave their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange nation. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)7 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.” See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers7 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. See the chapter |