Sirach 48:17
Good News Translation
Hezekiah prepared his city to resist a siege and provided it with a water supply. He had a tunnel built through solid rock with iron tools and had cisterns built to hold the water.

New Revised Standard Version
Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst; he tunneled the rock with iron tools, and built cisterns for the water.

Contemporary English Version
Hezekiah fortified Jerusalem, and using iron tools he cut a tunnel through rock to bring water in, and dug cisterns to store it.

New American Bible
fortified his city and had water brought into it; With bronze tools he cut through the rocks and dammed up a mountain site for water.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David.

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And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David.

Sirach 48:15
In his life he did great wonders, and in death he wrought miracles.

Sirach 48:16
For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth.

Sirach 48:18
Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sins.

Sirach 48:19
Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water.

Context
Sirach 48
16For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth. 17And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David. 18Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sins.…
Cross References
Sirach 48:15
In his life he did great wonders, and in death he wrought miracles.

Sirach 48:16
For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth.

Sirach 48:18
Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sins.

Sirach 48:19
Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

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