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CHAP. XVIII.
4 Why Egypt was punished with darkenesse, 5 and with the death of their children, 18 They themselues saw the cause thereof. 20 God also plagued his owne people. 11 By what meanes that plague was stayed.
1 Neuerthelesse, thy Saints had a very great light, whose voice they hearing and not seeing their shape, because they also had not suffered the same things, they counted them happy.1
3 In stead whereof thou gauest them a burning pillar of fire, both to be a guide of the vnknowen iourney, and an harmelesse Sunne to entertaine them honourably.3
4 For they were worthy to be depriued of light, and imprisoned in darknesse, who had kept thy sonnes shut vp, by whom the vncorrupt light of the law was to be giuen vnto the world.4
5 And when they had determined to slay the babes of the Saints, one child being cast forth, and saued: to reproue them, thou tookest away the multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mightie water.5
6 Of that night were our fathers certified afore, that assuredly knowing vnto what oathes they had giuen credence, they might afterwards bee of good cheere.6
7 So of thy people was accepted both the saluation of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies.
9 For the righteous children of good men did sacrifice secretly, and with one consent made a holy lawe, that the Saints should bee alike partakers of the same good and euill, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise.9
11 The master and the seruaunt were punished after one maner, and like as the king, so suffered the common person.11
14 For while all things were in quiet silence, and that night was in the midst of her swift course,
17 Then suddenly visions of horrible dreames troubled them sore, and terrours came vpon them vnlooked for.17
18 And one throwen here, another there halfe dead, shewed the cause of his death.
20 Yea, the tasting of death touched the righteous also, and there was a destruction of the multitude in the wildernes: but the wrath endured not long.20
23 For when the dead were now fallen downe by heaps one vpon another, standing betweene, he staied the wrath, and parted the way to the liuing.23
24 For in the long garment was the whole world, & in the foure rowes of the stones was the glory of the fathers grauen, and thy maiestie vpon the diademe of his head.24
Wisdom of Solomon Chapter 18 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Exod. 10. 23.
3 Exo.13.21 and 14.24. psal.78.14. & 105.29.
4 Or, incorruptible.
5 Exod. 14. 24,25.
6 Exod. 11. 4.
9 Exod. 12. , Or, a couenant of God, or league, see Psal. 50.5.
11 Exo. 11. 5. and 12. 29.
17 Or, imaginations.
20 Num. 16. 46.
23 Or, cut off.
24 Exo.28.6. and 11.10.
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