Sirach 47:22 - Catholic Public Domain Version

You brought a stain upon your glory, and you profaned your seed, so as to bring wrath upon your children, and to incite your foolishness,

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Common English Bible

But the Lord will never abandon his mercy, and none of his words will perish. He will never wipe out the descendants of his chosen one, and never take away the descendants of the one who loved him. Therefore, he gave a remnant to Jacob and a root to David from his family.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,

Good News Translation (US Version)

But the Lord will always be merciful and keep all his promises. He will never destroy the descendants of David, whom he chose and who loved him. So for Israel's sake he allowed David's family to survive.

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

But the Lord will never forsake his mercy. He won’t destroy any of his works, nor blot out the posterity of his elect. He won’t take away the offspring him who loved him. He gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David a root from his own family.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

But the Lord will continue to have mercy; he will never abandon those he has chosen and who love him. And so, the Lord has kept alive a few of David's descendants for the sake of Israel.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

But the Lord will always be merciful and keep all his promises. He will never destroy the descendants of David, whom he chose and who loved him. So, for Israel's sake he allowed David's family to survive.

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