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Wisdom 17:1-3
Common English Bible
Wisdom 17:1-3
Common English Bible
Darkness and fire
17 Your judgments are great and difficult to explain. This is why those who haven’t been well-taught go astray. 2 When lawless people tried to oppress your holy nation, in actual fact they were the prisoners who were being held in a dark place, bound in chains through a long night. They were confined to their own homes as they vainly tried to flee from a plan that had been prepared for all eternity. 3 They thought that they could hide their sins by pulling a blanket of forgetfulness over themselves. But instead they were scattered in every direction, terrified by fear, and spooked by nightmarish visions.
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