Wisdom 11:20 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Yea, and without these might they have fallen down with one blast, being persecuted of vengeance, and scattered abroad through the breath of thy power: but thou hast ordered all things in measure and number and weight. More versionsCommon English Bible Or without any of these, your enemies could have been cut down by a single breath—pursued by your justice and crushed by a powerful breath. But you have set all things in right order by proportion: by measure, by number, and by weight. Catholic Public Domain Version whereby, not only wounds would be able to destroy them, but also the very sight would kill them through fear. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also the very sight might kill them through fear. Good News Translation (US Version) But this was not necessary. You could have pursued them with your justice or struck them dead at the slightest hint of your power. But you have chosen to measure, count, and weigh everything you do. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Yes and without these they might have fallen by a single breath, being pursued by Justice, and scattered abroad by the breath of your power; but you arranged all things by measure, number, and weight. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition In fact, you could have wiped out the Egyptians with a single breath, while you were scattering them with your power and treating them as they deserved. But you do everything fairly and according to the laws of nature that you created. |