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Sirach 48:8

You anointed kings for retribution, and prophets to succeed after you.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
who anointedst kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed after him:
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Who anointed kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed after him:
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Who annointedst kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed after him:
King James Version
GNV1560View canonical →
Which didest anoint Kings that they might recompense, and Prophetes to be thy successours:
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha
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