LXX/Septuagint

[JM]

Quotes taken from the St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint

"A righteous man shall be glad when he sees the vengeance of the ungodly; He shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner." Psalm 57.11 (Protestant number 58)

"Lose your money for the sake of a brother and friend; Do not let it rust under a stone and be lost." Wis of Sirach 29.10

 

[JM]

Death and bloodshed... Distresses and famine and ruin... All these things were created for the lawless Wis of Sir 40.9-10

The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing And covers a man better than any glory. Wis of Sir Wis of Sir 40.27

Begging will be sweet in the mouth of a shameless man, But in his belly a fire will be kindled. Wis of Sir 40.30

 

[LordDuncanBurneWilke]

what's this codex you speak of?

 

[JM]

Many Christians throughout the last two thousand years used the Septuagint as their main OT Bible so I thought I would read a modern translation of it. It was a Greek translation of the Hebrew OT.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

 

[LordDuncanBurneWilke]

Interesting thanks!