{# SEO indexing — only pages with AI synthesis are indexable. Without synthesis the page is largely public-domain text duplicated across BibleHub / StudyLight; we let Google crawl for link discovery (`follow`) but skip the index. #}

The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus 49:2 Commentary

1 historical voice

How the Church has read Sirach 49:2 across two millennia — Matthew Henry, John Calvin, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom and more, gathered verse by verse from the public domain.

VUL · la
In omni ore quasi mel indulcabitur ejus memoria, et ut musica in convivio vini.

Voices across the centuries

Medieval 1

Rabanus Maurus · 780 Excerpts (Historical Christian Faith …
ON ECCLESIASTICUS 10:21
According to the allegory, Josiah is a figure of the saving Lord, he who is called the salvation and strength of the Lord, since Scripture says of him, “The mighty Lord, the Lord strong in battle.” And elsewhere, “He will save his people from their sins.” In fact, out of zeal for God, he who said through the prophet, “Zeal for your house consumes me,” purifies the land of Judah and Jerusalem from all filth and abomination. Of him John says, “His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor.”
Study Sirach 49:2 in the interactive Reader