3 “I came out of the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth as a mist. (WEB)
Sirach 24:3
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1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants. 3 For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness…
Sirach 24:8–10
8 Then the Creator of all things gave me a command. He who created me made my tent to rest, and said, ‘Let your dwelling be in Jacob, and your inheritance in Israel.’ (WEB) 9 He created me from the beginning, before the ages. For all ages, I will not cease to exist. (WEB) 10 In t… (WEB)
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