1611 King James Bible
Ecclesiasticus 43
- Ecclesiasticus 43:1 The pride of the height, the cleare firmament, the beautie of heauen, with his glorious shew;
- Ecclesiasticus 43:2 The Sunne when it appeareth, declaring at his rising, a marueilous instrument, the worke of the most High.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:3 At noone it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heate thereof?
- Ecclesiasticus 43:4 A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the Sunne burneth the mountaines three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending foorth bright beames, it dimmeth the eyes.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:5 Great is the Lord that made it, and at his commandement it runneth hastily.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:6 He made the Moone also to serue in her season, for a declaration of times, and a signe of the world.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:7 From the Moone is the signe of Feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:8 The moneth is called after her name, encreasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies aboue, shining in the firmament of heauen,
- Ecclesiasticus 43:9 The beautie of heauen, the glory of the starres, an ornament giuing light in the highest places of the Lord.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:10 At the commandement of the holy One, they will stand in their order, and neuer faint in their watches.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:11 Looke vpon the rainebow, and praise him that made it, very beautifull it is in the brightnesse thereof.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:12 It compasseth the heauen about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most high haue bended it.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:13 By his commandement hee maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his iudgment.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:14 Through this the treasures are opened, and clouds flie forth as foules.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:15 By his great power hee maketh the cloudes firme, and the hailestones are broken small.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:16 At his sight the mountaines are shaken, and at his will the South wind bloweth.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:17 The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the Northren storme, and the whirlewinde: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling downe thereof, is as the lighting of grashoppers.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:18 The eye marueileth at the beauty of the whitenesse thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:19 The hoare frost also as salt hee powreth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the toppe of sharpe stakes.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:20 Wheu the colde North-winde bloweth, and the water is congealed into yce, it abideth vpon euery gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a brestplate.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:21 It deuoureth the mountaines, and burneth the wildernesse, and consumeth the grasse as fire.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:22 A present remedy of all is a miste comming speedily: a dew comming after heate, refresheth.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:23 By his counsell he appeaseth the deepe, and planteth Ilands therein.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:24 They that saile on the Sea, tell of the danger thereof, and when wee heare it with our eares, wee marueile thereat.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:25 For therein be strange and wonderous workes, varietie of all kindes of beasts, and whales created.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:26 By him the ende of them hath prosperous successe, and by his word all things consist.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:27 We may speake much, & yet come short: wherefore in summe, he is all.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:28 How shall wee be able to magnifie him? for hee is great aboue all his workes.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:29 The Lord is terrible and very great, and marueilous is his power.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:30 When you glorifie the Lord exalt him as much as you can: for euen yet wil he farre exceed, and when you exalt him, put foorth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can neuer goe farre enough.
- Ecclesiasticus 43:31 Who hath seene him, that hee might tell vs? and who can magnifie him as he is?
- Ecclesiasticus 43:32 There are yet hid greater things then these be, for wee haue seene but a few of his workes:
- Ecclesiasticus 43:33 For the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly hath hee giuen wisedome.