World English Bible

Sirach 49:7-15 World English Bible (WEB)

7. For they entreated him evil; And yet he was sanctified in the womb to be a prophet, To root out, and to afflict, and to destroy; And in like manner to build and to plant.

8. It was Ezekiel who saw the vision of glory, Which God showed him upon the chariot of the cherubim.

9. For verily he remembered the enemies in storm, And to do good to them that directed their ways aright.

10. Also of the twelve prophets May the bones flourish again out of their place. And he comforted Jacob, And delivered them by confidence of hope.

11. How shall we magnify Zerubbabel? And he was as a signet on the right hand:

12. So was Jesus the son of Josedek: Who in their days builded the house, And exalted a people holy to the Lord, Prepared for everlasting glory.

13. Also of Nehemiah the memorial is great; Who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, And set up the gates and bars, And raised up our homes again.

14. No man was created upon the earth such as was Enoch; For he was taken up from the earth.

15. Neither was there a man born like to Joseph, A governor of his brethren, a stay of the people: Yes, his bones were visited.