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 19:18 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition18 For the elements were changed in themselves by a kind of harmony, like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the tune, and yet are always sounds; which may well be perceived by the sight of the things that have been done. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible18 If we are careful to observe events, we can see just how the elements of the universe are transformed. It’s the same transformation that happens when someone changes the sounds that a harp makes by changing the key while continuing to play the same melody. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 For the countryside was transformed by water, and things which were swimming, crossed over the land. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version18 For the things of the land were turned into things of the water: and the things before swam in the water passed upon the land. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)18 On a harp each string keeps its own pitch, but each sound can be combined with others to make different melodies. That is how it was in those days, when the very elements entered into new combinations. Look at what happened! See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers18 For as the notes of a lute vary the character of the rhythm, even so the elements, changing their order one with another, continuing always in its sound, as may clearly be conjectured from the sight of the things that have happened. See the chapter |