Sirach 49:9

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

Sirach 49:9 In-Context

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.
10 May the bones of the twelve prophets sprout new life from their burial places, because they comforted Jacob and rescued them with hopeful confidence.
11 How should we praise Zerubbabel? He also was like a signet ring on the right hand,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Heb God also remembered Job, a prophet, who held fast to all the ways of righteousness.
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