Ecclesiasticus 43
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The Sun
1The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious show; 2#Ps 19.1-5. the sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvelous instrument, the work of the most High: 3at noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof? 4A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapors, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes. 5Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment it runneth hastily.
The Moon and Stars
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Gen 1.16; Ps 104.19. He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world. 7From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. 8The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven; 9the beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord. 10At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches.
The Rainbow
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Gen 9.13. Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof. 12It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.
Snow, Wind, and Dew
13By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. 14#Job 38.22; Jer 51.16. Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth as fowls. 15By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small. 16At his sight the mountains are shaken, and at his will the south wind bloweth. 17The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers: 18the eye marveleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it. 19The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes. 20When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate. 21It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire. 22A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily: a dew coming after heat refresheth.
The Sea and Its Creatures
23By his counsel he appeaseth the deep, and planteth islands therein. 24They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat. 25#Ps 104.25,26. For therein be strange and wondrous works, variety of all kinds of beasts and whales created. 26#Col 1.17. By him the end of them hath prosperous success, and by his word all things consist.
God Greater than His Works
27We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all. 28How shall we be able to magnify him? for he is great above all his works. 29The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvelous is his power. 30When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough. 31Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is? 32There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works. 33For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he given wisdom.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.