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Sirach 36:9 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Let him who escapes be devoured by raging fire. May those who harm your people find destruction. "

Sirach 36:9

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7 Raise up indignation and pour out wrath. Take away the adversary and destroy the enemy.

8 Hasten the time and remember your oath. Let them declare your mighty works.

9 Let him who escapes be devoured by raging fire. May those who harm your people find destruction.

10 Crush the heads of the rulers of the enemies who say, “There is no one but ourselves.”

11 Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and take them for your inheritance, as from the beginning.

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Sirach 36:1

"Have mercy upon us, O Lord the God of all, and look at us with favor;"

Sirach 36:2

"and send your fear upon all the nations."

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."

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