Sirach 49:7

7 They mistreated him, even though he had been set apart from the womb to be a prophet to uproot, ruin, destroy, and likewise to build and plant.

Sirach 49:7 In-Context

5 They gave their power to others and their glory to a foreign nation,

6 which set fire to Jerusalem, the chosen city, and its sanctuary and made its streets desolate, as Jeremiah said.

7 They mistreated him, even though he had been set apart from the womb to be a prophet to uproot, ruin, destroy, and likewise to build and plant.

8 Ezekiel saw a vision of glory, when God showed him the chariot of the winged creatures.

9 He remembered the enemies in the storm, and favored those keeping to a righteous path.