Good News Translation
May the bones of the twelve prophets rise to new life, because these men encouraged the people of Israel and saved them with confident hope.

New Revised Standard Version
May the bones of the Twelve Prophets send forth new life from where they lie, for they comforted the people of Jacob and delivered them with confident hope.

Contemporary English Version
I pray that the twelve prophets will live on in their descendants because they helped Israel stand firm during hard times by giving them hope.

New American Bible
Then, too, the — may their bones flourish with new life where they lie!— They gave new strength to Jacob and saved him with steadfast hope.

Douay-Rheims Bible
It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims.

It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims.

Sirach 49:8
They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias.

Sirach 49:9
For they treated him evil, who was consecrated a prophet from his mother's womb, to overthrow, and pluck up, and destroy, and to build again, and renew.

Sirach 49:11
For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain, and of doing good to them that shewed right ways.

Sirach 49:12
And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up out of their place: for they strengthened Jacob, and redeemed themselves by strong faith.