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Ecclesiasticus 24

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1 # See Prov. ch. 8. Wisdom shall praise #24.1 Gr. her own soul.herself,
And shall glory in the midst of her people.
2In the congregation of the Most High shall she open her mouth,
And glory in the presence of his power.
3 # Cp. Prov. 2.6 & Wis. 7.25. I came forth from the mouth of the Most High,
And covered the earth as a mist.
4I dwelt in high places,
# Cp. Bar. 3.29. And my throne is in the pillar of the cloud.
5Alone I #Cp. Job 22.14.compassed the circuit of heaven,
And walked in the depth of the abyss.
6In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth,
And #Cp. ch. 1.10 & Prov. 8.31.in every people and nation, I got a possession.
7With all these I sought rest;
And in whose inheritance shall I lodge?
8Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment;
And he that created me made my tabernacle to rest,
And said, #Cp. Bar. 3.36.Let thy tabernacle be in Jacob,
And thine inheritance in Israel.
9 # Prov. 8.22,23. He created me from the beginning before the world;
And to the end I shall not fail.
10 # Cp. Ex. 31.3 & 35.31. In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him;
# Cp. 1 Kin. 7.14. And so was I established in Sion.
11In #Cp. Ps. 87.2.the beloved city likewise he gave me rest;
And in Jerusalem was my authority.
12And I took root in a people that was glorified,
Even #Cp. Deut. 32.9.in the portion of the Lord's own inheritance.
13 # ch. 50.12. Ps. 92.12. I was exalted like #See Judg. 9.15.a cedar in Libanus,
And as #ch. 50.10.a cypress tree on the mountains of #See Deut. 3.9.Hermon.
14 # ch. 50.12. Ps. 92.12. I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore,
And as #ch. 39.13 & 50.8.rose plants in Jericho,
And as a fair #ch. 50.10.olive tree in the plain;
And I was exalted as a plane tree.
15As #Ex. 30.23.cinnamon and aspalathus, I have given a scent of perfumes;
And as choice #John 19.39.myrrh, I spread abroad a pleasant odour;
As #Ex. 30.34.galbanum, and onyx, and stacte,
And as the fume of frankincense #Ex. 30.36.in the tabernacle.
16As #2 Sam. 18.9 (mg.).the terebinth I stretched out my branches;
And my branches are branches of glory and grace.
17As #Cp. John 15.1.the vine I put forth grace;
And #Cp. Prov. 8.19.my flowers are the fruit of glory and riches. #24.17 Verse 18 is omitted by the best authorities.
19 # Cp. Is. 55.1. Come unto me, ye that are desirous of me,
And be ye filled with my produce.
20For my memorial is #Cp. Ps. 19.10 & 119.103.sweeter than honey,
And mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
21They that eat me shall yet be hungry;
And they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
22He that obeyeth me shall not be ashamed;
And they that work in me shall not do amiss.
23All these things are the book of the covenant of the Most High God,
Even #Ex. 24.3. Deut. 4.1 & 29.1,2 & 33.4. John 1.17.the law which Moses commanded us for a heritage unto the assemblies of Jacob.#24.23 Verse 24 is omitted by the best authorities.
25It is he that #Cp. ch. 21.13.maketh wisdom abundant, as #Gen. 2.11.Pishon,
And as #Gen. 2.14 (mg.).Tigris in the days of new fruits;
26That maketh understanding full as #Gen. 2.14.Euphrates,
And as #See Josh. 3.15.Jordan in the days of harvest;
27That maketh instruction to shine forth as the light,
As #Gen. 2.13.Gihon in the days of vintage.
28The first man knew her not perfectly;
And in like manner the last hath not traced her out.
29For her thoughts are filled from the sea,
And her counsels from the great deep.
30And I came out as a #24.30 Gr. canal.stream from a river,
And as a conduit into a garden.
31I said, I will water my garden,
And will water abundantly my garden bed;
And, lo, #See Ezek. 47.1-8.my stream became a river,
And my river became a sea.
32I will yet bring instruction to light as the morning,
And will make #24.32 Gr. them.these things to shine forth afar off.
33 # Joel 2.28. Acts 2.18. I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy,
And leave it unto generations of ages.
34Behold that #ch. 33.17.I have not laboured for myself only,
But for all them that diligently seek her.

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