Sirach 36:14

¹²O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.

¹³O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, the place of thy rest.

— Sirach 36:14 —

¹⁵Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning, and raise up prophets that have been in thy name.

¹⁶Reward them that wait for thee, and let thy prophets be found faithful.