2 Maccabees 6:14 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

For not as with other nations, whom the Lord patiently forbeareth to punish, till they be come to the fulness of their sins, so dealeth he with us,

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Common English Bible

With other nations the Lord patiently delays punishment until they fill up the full measure of their sins, but with us he decided to deal differently, and is exacting retribution on us before

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Catholic Public Domain Version

For, as it is with other nations, (whom the Lord patiently awaits, so that, when the day of Judgment will arrive, he may punish them according to the plentitude of their sins,)

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For, not as with other nations (whom the Lord patiently expecteth, that when the day of judgment shall come, he may punish them in the fulness of their sins:)

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Good News Translation (US Version)

The Lord does not treat us as he does other nations: he waits patiently until they have become deeply involved in sin before he punishes them,

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World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

For in the case of the other nations, the Sovereign Lord waits patiently to punish them until they have attained to the full measure of their sins; but not with us,

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