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 18:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition2 But for that they did not hurt them now, of whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, and besought them pardon for that they had been enemies. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible2 They were grateful that your holy ones didn’t take advantage of them, even when they could have and even after they had been treated so badly. They asked forgiveness of your people for having been at odds. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version2 And those who were wounded before, gave thanks, because they were no longer being wounded, and because they had petitioned for this gift, that there would be this difference. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version2 And they that before had been wronged, gave thanks, because they were not hurt now: and asked this gift, that there might be a difference. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)2 Those enemies could at least be thankful that the people they had wronged were not taking vengeance on them now, and so they begged them to leave. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers2 yet for that they do not hurt them, though wronged by them before, they are thankful; and because they had been at variance with them, they begged for pardon. See the chapter |