This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Wisdom 16:1 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition1 Therefore by the like were they punished worthily, and by the multitude of beasts tormented. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible1 Therefore, the enemies of your people deserved to be punished and tormented by swarms of the very same monsters. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 Because of this, and by means of things similar to these, they were allowed to endure fitting torments, and they were exterminated by a multitude of beasts. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version1 For these things, and by the like things to these, they were worthily punished, and were destroyed by a multitude of beasts. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)1 And so it was appropriate that these people were punished by such creatures—tormented by swarms of them. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers1 For this cause, they were deservedly punished through creatures like those which they worship, and tormented through a multitude of vermin. See the chapter |