Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The Creator never intended for human beings to be arrogant and violent. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. Sirach 10:16Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them. Sirach 10:17 God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. Sirach 10:19 The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. Sirach 10:20 He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. Context Sirach 10…17God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. 18God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations. 19The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation.… Cross References Sirach 10:16 Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them. Sirach 10:17 God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead. Sirach 10:19 The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation. Sirach 10:20 He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth. |