THE WISDOME OF IESUS THE SONNE OF SIRACH, OR ECCLESIASTICUS. (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV

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Ecclesiasticus Chapter 49 Original 1611 KJV Bible Scan

CHAP. XLIX.

1 The praise of Iosias, 4 Of Dauid and Ezekias, 6 Of Ieremie, 8 Of Ezechiel, 11 Zorobabel, 12 Iesus the sonne of Iosedec. 13 Of Nehemiah, Enoch, Seth, Sem, and Adam.

¹ The remembrance of Iosias is like the composition of the perfume þ^t is made by the arte of the Apothecarie: it is sweete as hony in all mouthes, and as musicke at a banquet of wine.¹

² He behaued himselfe vprightly in the conuersion of the people, and tooke away the abominations of iniquitie.²

³ He directed his heart vnto the Lord, and in the time of the vngodly he established the worship of God.³

⁴ All, except Dauid and Ezechias, and Iosias, were defectiue: for they forsooke the Law of the most High, (euen) the kings of Iudah failed:

⁵ Therefore he gaue their power vnto others, & their glory to a strange nation.⁵

⁶ They burnt the chosen citie of the Sanctuarie, and made the streets desolate according to the prophecie of Ieremias:⁶

⁷ For they entreated him euil, who neuerthelesse was a prophet sanctified in his mothers wombe, that he might root out and afflict & destroy, and that he might build vp also and plant.⁷

⁸ It was Ezechiel who sawe the glorious vision, which was shewed him vpon the chariot of the Cherubims ⁸

⁹ For he made mention of the enemies vnder [the figure of] the raine, and directed them that went right.⁹

¹⁰ And of the twelue prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish againe out of their place: for they comforted Iacob, and deliuered them by assured hope.¹⁰

¹¹ How shall we magnifie Zorobabel? euen he was as a signet on the right hand.¹¹

¹² So was Iesus the sonne of Iosedec: who in their time builded the house, and set vp an holy Temple to the Lord, which was prepared for euerlasting glory.¹²

¹³ And among the elect was Neemias whose renowme is great, who raised vp for vs, the walles that were fallen, and set vp the gates & the barres, and raised vp our ruines againe.¹³

¹⁴ But vpon the earth was no man created like Enoch, for he was taken from the earth.

¹⁵ Neither was there a man borne like vnto Ioseph, a gouernour of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.¹⁵

¹⁶ Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam aboue euery liuing thing in the creation.¹⁶

Original 1611 KJV Sidenote References for Ecclesiasticus Chapter 49

¹ 2.King. 22 1. and 23.2. 2. chr.3.34.
² Or, prospered.
³ 2.Kin.23. 4.
⁵ Or, horne.
⁶ 2.King. 25.9. , Or, by the hand of Ieremie.
⁷ Ier.38.6. , Ier.1.5.
⁸ Eze.1.3, 15.
⁹ Eze.13. 11 and 38. 11, 16. & 46.12 hag.2.24 ezr.3.2. , Or, did good.
¹⁰ Ezek. 13. 13. & 38.22
¹¹ Zach.3.1. ezr.3.2 hag 1 12 and 2. 3
¹² Nehe.7.1.
¹³ Gen.5.24 heb.11.5.
¹⁵ Gen.41. 44. and 42. 6. & 45.8.
¹⁶ Gen.5.3. and 11.10.

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