Sirach 47:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 But the Lord will never give up his mercy
or cause any of his words[a] to perish;
he will never blot out the descendants of his chosen one
or destroy the family line of him who loved him.
So he gave a remnant to Jacob
and to David a root from his own family.(A)
Footnotes
- 47.22 Heb Syr: Gk works
Ben Sira 47:22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 But God does not withdraw his mercy,
nor permit even one of his promises to fail.
He does not uproot the posterity of the chosen,
nor destroy the offspring of his friends.
So he gave to Jacob a remnant,
to David a root from his own family.(A)
Sirach 47:22
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
22 Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,
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