Sirach 48:16-18

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁶ Some of them did what was right,
    but others sinned more and more.

¹⁷ Hezekiah fortified his city
    and brought water into its midst;
he tunneled the rock with iron tools
    and built cisterns for the water.^(A)
18 In his days Sennacherib invaded the country;
    he sent his commander^[a] and departed;
he shook his fist against Zion
    and made great boasts in his arrogance.^(B)