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Ben Sira 16:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ben Sira 16:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 He did not forgive the princes of old[a]
who rebelled long ago in their might.(A)
8 He did not spare the neighbors of Lot,[b](B)
abominable in their pride.
9 He did not spare the doomed people,[c]
dispossessed because of their sin;
Footnotes
- 16:7 The princes of old: e.g., the mighty destroyed in the flood (Gn 6:1–4; Wis 14:6; Bar 3:26–28), as well as the king of Babylon (Is 14:4–21) and Nebuchadnezzar (Dn 4:7–30).
- 16:8 Neighbors of Lot: the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, condemned elsewhere for their sexual violence (Gn 19:24–25) and failure at hospitality (Ez 16:49–50).
- 16:9 Doomed people: the Canaanite tribes whose aberrant religious practices, at least in Israelite opinion, caused their downfall: Ex 23:23–24, 27–33; 33:2; 34:11–16; Dt 7:1–2; Wis 12:3–7.
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