Wisdom 5:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 A mighty blast shall encounter them, And as a tempest shall it winnow them away: And so shall lawlessness make all the land desolate, And their evil-doing shall overturn the thrones of princes. More versionsCommon English Bible A powerful wind will blow against them and like a whirlwind, it will scatter them. Lawlessness will turn the whole earth into a desert. Evildoing will pull down the thrones of the powerful. Catholic Public Domain Version And hail will be cast like stones full of anger, and the water of the sea will rise up against them, and the rivers will charge forth harshly. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thick hail shall be cast upon them from the stone casting wrath: the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the rivers shall run together in a terrible manner. Good News Translation (US Version) Great windstorms will blow them away like straw. Lawlessness will be the ruin of the whole world. Evil actions will cause governments to fall. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers A mighty wind will encounter them. It will winnow them away like a tempest. So lawlessness will make all the land desolate. Their evil-doing will overturn the thrones of princes. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Then a mighty windstorm will sweep them away— because lawlessness and evil bring ruin to the whole earth and to every kingdom. |