Douay Rheims Bible

Sirach 48

The Book of Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus)

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Chapter 49

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  The memory of Josias is like the composition of a sweet smell made by the art of a perfumer:  

 

 

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  His remembrance shall be sweet as honey in every mouth, and as music at a banquet of wine.  

 

 

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  He was directed by God unto the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of wickedness.  

 

 

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  And he directed his heart towards the Lord, and in the days of sinners he strengthened godliness.  

 

 

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  Except David, and Ezechias, and Josias, all committed sin.  

 

 

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  For the kings of Juda forsook the law of the most High, and despised the fear of God.  

 

 

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  So they gave their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange nation.  

 

 

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  They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias.  

 

 

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  For they treated him evil, who was consecrated a prophet from his mother's womb, to overthrow, and pluck up, and destroy, and to build again, and renew.  

 

 

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  It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims.  

 

 

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  For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain, and of doing good to them that shewed right ways.  

 

 

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  And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up out of their place: for they strengthened Jacob, and re- deemed themselves by strong faith.  

 

 

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  How shall we magnify Zorobabel? for he was as a signet on the right hand;  

 

 

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  In like manner Jesus the son of Josedec? who in their days built the house, and set up a holy temple to the Lord, prepared for everlasting glory.  

 

 

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  And let Nehemias be a long time remembered, who raised up for us our walls that were cast down, and set up the gates and the bars, who rebuilt our houses.  

 

 

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  No man was born upon earth like Henoch: for he also was taken up from the earth.  

 

 

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  Nor as Joseph, who was a man born prince of his brethren, the support of his family, the ruler of his brethren, the stay of the people:  

 

 

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  And his bones were visited, and after death they prophesied.  

 

 

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  Seth and Sem obtained glory among men: and above every soul Adam in the beginning.  

 

 

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Sirach 50

 

 

 

 

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