Sirach 43:7
Good News Translation
The moon determines the holy days. Its light grows full and then grows dim.

Contemporary English Version
and setting the times for sacred festivals. When its light has become dark, a new month begins--

Douay-Rheims Bible
From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

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From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

Sirach 43:5
Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course.

Sirach 43:6
And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world.

Sirach 43:8
The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection.

Sirach 43:9
Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven.

Context
Sirach 43
6And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world. 7From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. 8The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection.…
Cross References
Sirach 43:5
Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course.

Sirach 43:6
And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world.

Sirach 43:8
The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection.

Sirach 43:9
Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

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