Ben Sira 43:8

8 The month is named for the moon, increasing marvelously in its phases, an instrument of the hosts on high shining forth in the firmament of heaven.

Ben Sira 43:8 In-Context

6 He made the moon also, to serve in its season to mark the times and to be an everlasting sign.
7 From the moon comes the sign for feast days, a light that wanes when it has reached the full.
8 The month is named for the moon, increasing marvelously in its phases, an instrument of the hosts on high shining forth in the firmament of heaven.
9 The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven, a gleaming array in the heights of the Lord.
10 At the command of the Holy One they stand as ordered, they never relax in their watches.
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