Wisdom 4:14 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For his soul was pleasing unto the Lord: Therefore hasted he out of the midst of wickedness. More versionsCommon English Bible They are whisked away from the wickedness that surrounds them because their whole beings are pleasing to the Lord. People around them see this, but they don’t understand. It doesn’t sink in Catholic Public Domain Version Truly his soul was pleasing to God. Because of this, he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities, but the people see this and do not understand, nor do they place such things in their hearts: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For his soul pleased God: therefore he hastened to bring him out of the midst of iniquities: but the people see this, and understand not, nor lay up such things in their hearts: Good News Translation (US Version) The Lord was pleased with Enoch's life and quickly took him out of this wicked world. People were aware of his departure but didn't understand. They never seemed to learn the lesson World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers for his soul was pleasing to the Lord. Therefore he hurried out of the midst of wickedness. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition and pleased the Lord. So he quickly took Enoch away to protect him from evil. |