17 He shall shine forth as the sun on the earth, and shall remove all darkness from under heaven, and there shall be peace in all the earth. (T12) 18 The heavens shall exult in his days, and the earth shall be glad, and the clouds shall rejoice; (T12) 19 And the knowledge of the Lord shall be poured forth upon the earth, as the water of the seas; (T12)
Testament of Levi 5:17–19
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