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Sirach 36:2 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" and send your fear upon all the nations. "
Sirach 36:2
Verse in Context
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1 Have mercy upon us, O Lord the God of all, and look at us with favor;
2 and send your fear upon all the nations.
3 Lift up your hand against the foreign nations and let them see your mighty power.
4 As you showed your holiness in us before them, so be magnified in them before us.
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Sirach 36:1
"Have mercy upon us, O Lord the God of all, and look at us with favor;"
Sirach 36:3
"Lift up your hand against the foreign nations and let them see your mighty power."
Sirach 36:4
"As you showed your holiness in us before them, so be magnified in them before us."
Sirach 36:5
"Let them know you, as we also have known you, that there is no God but only you, O God."
Sirach 36:6
"Show new signs, and work various wonders. Glorify your hand and your right arm."
Sirach 36:7
"Raise up indignation and pour out wrath. Take away the adversary and destroy the enemy."
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