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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 24

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:3

In 4 translations

KJV
I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.
WEB
“I came out of the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth as a mist.
DRC24:5
I came out of the mouth of the most High, the firstborn before all creatures: I made that in the heavens there should rise light that never faileth, and as a cloud I covered all the earth:
LXXE
I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἐγὼ ἀπὸ στόματος ὑψίστου ἐξῆλθον, καὶ ὡς ὁμίχλη κατεκάλυψα γῆν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 24:5-6 in some Bibles
  • 24:3a in most Bibles
  • 24:3b in most Bibles

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