Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The storerooms of the sky are thrown open, and the clouds roll out like flying birds. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. Sirach 43:12Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness. Sirach 43:13 It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it. Sirach 43:15 Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. Sirach 43:16 By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken. Context Sirach 43…13It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it. 14By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. 15Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds.… Cross References Sirach 43:12 Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness. Sirach 43:13 It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it. Sirach 43:15 Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. Sirach 43:16 By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken. |