Ben Sira 36:18

18 Have pity on the city of your sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of your dwelling.

Ben Sira 36:18 In-Context

16 and give them their inheritance, as at the beginning.

17 Have mercy, O Lord, on the people called by your name, on Israel, whom you have named your firstborn,

18 Have pity on the city of your sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of your dwelling.

19 Fill Zion with your majesty, and your temple with your glory.

20 Bear witness to those whom you created in the beginning, and fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or [on your holy city]
• [b]. Heb: Gk [your rest]