Sirach 49:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁶ They set on fire the chosen city of the sanctuary, And made her streets desolate, as it was written by the hand of Jeremiah.

More versions

Common English Bible

⁶ which set fire to Jerusalem, the chosen city, and its sanctuary and made its streets desolate, as Jeremiah said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ For the kings of Judah abandoned the law of the Most High, and they held contempt for the fear of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ For the kings of Juda forsook the law of the most High, and despised the fear of God.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁶ who set fire to the holy city and left its streets deserted, just as Jeremiah had predicted.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁶ They set the chosen city of the sanctuary on fire and made her streets desolate, as it was written by the hand of Jeremiah.

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