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LXX

Sirach 39:23

As he hath turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
As he has turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
As he hath turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
As he has made the waters salty, so the heathen will inherit his wrath.
World English Bible
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