Sirach 49
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Sirach 49
Josiah and Other Worthies
1 #
Ex 30.34, 35; 2 Kings 22.1, 2; Ps 19.10; Sir 32.5 The name#49.1 Heb: Gk memory of Josiah is like blended incense
prepared by the skill of the perfumer;
his memory#49.1 Heb: Gk it is as sweet as honey to every mouth
and like music at a banquet of wine.
2 #
2 Kings 23.4–8; 2 Chr 34.3, 7, 33 He did what was right by reforming the people
and removing the lawless abominations.
3 #
2 Kings 23.3, 25 He kept his heart fixed on the Lord;
in lawless times he made godliness prevail.
4 #
v 1
; Sir 47.1, 2; 48.17, 22Except for David and Hezekiah and Josiah,
all of them were great sinners,
for they abandoned the law of the Most High;
the kings of Judah came to an end.
5 #
2 Kings 16.7; 2 Chr 28.16–21 They#49.5 Heb He gave their power to others
and their glory to a foreign nation,
6 #
2 Kings 25.9; 2 Chr 36.19; Jer 34.22; 37.8 who set fire to the chosen city of the sanctuary
and made its streets desolate,
as Jeremiah had foretold.#49.6 Gk by the hand of Jeremiah
7 #
Jer 1.5, 10; 37.21; 38.6; Gal 1.15 For they had mistreated him,
who even in the womb had been consecrated a prophet,
to pluck up and ruin and destroy
and likewise to build and to plant.
8 #
Ezek 1.3, 4, 15 It was Ezekiel who saw the vision of glory,
which God#49.8 Gk He showed him above the chariot of the cherubim.
9For he also mentioned Job,
who held fast to all the ways of justice.#49.9 Heb Compare Syr: Meaning of Gk uncertain
10 #
Sir 46.12; 2 Esd 1.39, 40 May the bones of the Twelve Prophets
send forth new life from where they lie,
for they comforted the people of Jacob
and delivered them with confident hope.
11 #
1 Chr 3.19; Hag 2.23 How shall we magnify Zerubbabel?
He was like a signet ring on the right hand,
12 #
Ezra 3.2, 8–11 and so was Jeshua son of Jozadak;
in their days they built the house
and raised a temple#49.12 Other ancient authorities read people holy to the Lord,
prepared for everlasting glory.
13 #
Neh 1.1; 3.1–32; 10.1 The memory of Nehemiah also is lasting;
he raised our fallen walls
and set up gates and bars
and rebuilt our ruined houses.
Retrospect
14 #
Gen 5.24; Heb 11.5 Few have#49.14 Heb Syr: Gk No one has ever been created on earth like Enoch,
for he was taken up from the earth.
15 #
Gen 42.6; 45.8; 50.25; Ex 13.19; Josh 24.32 Nor was anyone ever born like Joseph;#49.15 Heb Syr: Gk adds the leader of his brothers, the support of the people
even his bones were cared for.
16 #
Gen 1.26; 5.3, 32; 11.10 Shem and Seth and Enosh were honored,#49.16 Heb: Gk Shem and Seth were honored by people
but above every other created living being was Adam.
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Sirach 49: NRSVUE
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