Wisdom 12:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Not that thou wast unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at once with cruel beasts, or with one rough word: More versionsCommon English Bible It’s not that you weren’t able to hand the ungodly over to the righteous or because you weren’t able to wipe out the ungodly from the face of the earth all at once by fierce beasts or with a powerful word. Catholic Public Domain Version not because you were unable to subdue the impious under the just by war or by cruel beasts, or with a harsh word to exterminate them at once, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Not that thou wast unable to bring the wicked under the just by war, or by cruel beasts, or with one rough word to destroy them at once: Good News Translation (US Version) You could have allowed the righteous to destroy those ungodly people in battle; you could have wiped them out immediately with wild animals or with one harsh command. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Not that you were unable to subdue the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or by terrible beasts or by a stern word to make away with them at once, Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition You did this, even though you could have let your own people destroy that evil nation, or you could have wiped them out all at once with fierce animals or with one harsh word. |