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Sirach 24:10 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" In the holy tabernacle, I ministered before him. So I was established in Zion. "
Sirach 24:10
Verse in Context
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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.’
9 He created me from the beginning, before the ages. For all ages, I will not cease to exist.
10 In the holy tabernacle, I ministered before him. So I was established in Zion.
11 In the beloved city, likewise he gave me rest. In Jerusalem was my domain.
12 I took root in a people that was honored, even in the portion of the Lord’s own inheritance.
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Sirach 24:1
"Wisdom will praise her own soul, and will proclaim her glory in the midst of her people."
Sirach 24:2
"She will open her mouth in the congregation of the Most High, and proclaim her glory in the presence of his power."
Sirach 24:3
"“I came out of the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth as a mist."
Sirach 24:4
"I lived in high places, and my throne is in the pillar of the cloud."
Sirach 24:5
"Alone I surrounded the circuit of heaven, and walked in the depth of the abyss."
Sirach 24:6
"In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I obtained a possession."
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