Ben Sira 49:4-9 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

4. Except for David, Hezekiah, and Josiah,they all were wicked;They abandoned the Law of the Most High,these kings of Judah, right to the very end.

5. So he gave over their power to others,their glory to a foreign nation

6. Who burned the holy cityand left its streets desolate,

7. As foretold by Jeremiah. They mistreated himwho even in the womb had been made a prophet,To root out, pull down, and destroy,and then to build and to plant.

8. Ezekiel beheld a visionand described the different creatures of the chariot;

9. He also referred to Job,who always persevered in the right path.

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