3 Who before him stood so firm? For the Lord himself brought his enemies to him. (WEB) 4 Didn’t the sun go back by his hand? Didn’t one day become as two? (WEB) 5 He called upon the Most High, the Mighty One, when his foes pressed in all around him, and the great Lord heard him. (WEB)
Sirach 46:3–5
Semantically similar passages
Sirach 47:4–6
4 In his youth didn’t he kill a giant, and take away reproach from the people when he lifted up his hand with a sling stone, and beat down the boasting Goliath? (WEB) 5 For he called upon the Most High Lord, and he gave him strength in his right hand to kill a man might… (WEB)
Sirach 46:15–17
15 By his faithfulness he was proved to be a prophet. By his words he was known to be faithful in vision. (WEB) 16 When his enemies pressed on him on every side, he called upon the Lord, the Mighty One, with the offering of the suckling lamb. (WEB) 17 Then the Lord thundered from h… (WEB)
Psalms 144:9–11
9 I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You— 10 to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword. 11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood,…
2 Samuel 22:16–18
16 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. 17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. 18 He rescued me from my powerfu…
Sirach 45:1–3
1 He brought out of him a man of mercy, who found favor in the sight of all people, a man loved by God and men, even Moses, whose memory is blessed. (WEB) 2 He made him equal to the glory of the saints, and magnified him in the fears of his enemies. (WEB) 3 By his words he cause… (WEB)
Joshua 10:13–15
13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.” 14 There has been no day like it before…
Psalms 18:16–18
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. 17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. 18 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
Psalms 135:9–11
9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants. 10 He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan.
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources