Parallel SIR 51:7

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B I ◄ ← Sir 51:7 ↓ → ©

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BrLXX Περιέσχον με πάντοθεν, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ βοηθῶν· ἐμβλέπων εἰς ἀντίληψιν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ οὐκ ἦν.
(Periesⱪon me pantothen, kai ouk aʸn ho boaʸthōn; emblepōn eis antilaʸpsin anthrōpōn, kai ouk aʸn. )

BrTr They compassed me on every side, and there was no man to help me: I looked for the succour of men, but there was none.

WEBBE They surrounded me on every side.
⇔ There was no one to help me.
⇔ I was looking for human help,
⇔ and there was none.

KJB-1611 They compassed me on euery side, and there was no man to helpe me: I looked for the succour of men, but there was none:
(They compassd me on every side, and there was no man to help me: I looked for the succour of men, but there was none:)