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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 46

World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible

46:1

Joshua the son of Nun was valiant in war,

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How he was glorified in the lifting up his hands,

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Who before him stood so firm?

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Didn’t the sun go back by his hand?

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He called upon the Most High, the Mighty One,

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With hailstones of mighty power,

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Also in the time of Moses, he did a work of mercy—

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And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two alone were preserved

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The Lord gave strength to Caleb,

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that all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.

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Also the judges, every one by his name,

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May their bones flourish again out of their place.

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Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, loved by his Lord,

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46:14

By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation,

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By his faithfulness he was proved to be a prophet.

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When his enemies pressed on him on every side,

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Then the Lord thundered from heaven.

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He utterly destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians

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Before the time of his age-long sleep,

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Even after he fell asleep, he prophesied,

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