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Read›Wisdom of Solomon›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And at another time it burneth even in the midst of water above the power of fire, that it might destroy the fruits of an unjust land.
- WEB
- At another time even in the midst of water it burns more intensely than fire, that it may destroy the produce of an unrighteous land.
- DRC
- And at another time the fire, above its own power, burned in the midst of water, to destroy the fruits of a wicked land.
- LXXE
- And at another time it burneth even in the midst of water above the power of fire, that it might destroy the fruits of an unjust land.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ποτὲ δὲ καὶ μεταξὺ ὕδατος ὑπὲρ τὴν πυρὸς δυναμιν φλέγει, ἵνα ἀδίκου γῆς γεννήματα διαφθείρῃ.