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 17:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition9 For though no terrible thing did fear them; yet being scared with beasts that passed by, and hissing of serpents, See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible9 Even when there was nothing around to frighten them, they were scared by the simple sounds of animals’ movements and hissing serpents. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 And, even if nothing unnatural disturbed them, yet being agitated by the passing of animals and the hissing of snakes, they died of fear, denying what they themselves saw even in the air, which no one thinks to be able to escape. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version9 For though no terrible thing disturbed them: yet being scared with the passing by of beasts, and hissing of serpents, they died for fear: and denying that they saw the air, which could by no means be avoided. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)9 Even though nothing dangerous had actually happened, they were terrified by hissing snakes and animals advancing on them. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers9 For even if no troubling thing frighted them, yet, scared with the creeping of vermin and hissing of serpents, See the chapter |