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Sirach 48:18 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" In his days Sennacherib invaded, and sent Rabshakeh, and departed. He lifted up his hand against Zion, and boasted great things in his arrogance. "
Sirach 48:18
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16 Some of them did that which was right, but some multiplied sins.
17 Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst. He tunneled through rock with iron, and built cisterns for water.
18 In his days Sennacherib invaded, and sent Rabshakeh, and departed. He lifted up his hand against Zion, and boasted great things in his arrogance.
19 Then their hearts and their hands were shaken, and they were in pain, as women in labor.
20 But they called upon the Lord who is merciful, spreading out their hands to him. The Holy One quickly heard them out of Heaven, and delivered them by the hand of Isaiah.
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Sirach 48:1
"Then Elijah arose, the prophet like fire. His word burned like a torch."
Sirach 48:2
"He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal made them few in number."
Sirach 48:3
"By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens. He brought down fire three times."
Sirach 48:4
"How you were glorified, O Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! Whose glory is like yours?"
Sirach 48:5
"You raised up a dead man from death, from Hades, by the word of the Most High."
Sirach 48:6
"You brought down kings to destruction, and honorable men from their sickbeds."
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