Löydetty 2553 Tulokset: Hebrew People
A father afflicted by untimely mourning has an image made of his child so soon carried off, and now pays divine honours to what yesterday was only a corpse, handing on mysteries and ceremonies to his people; (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 15)
Rulers were the ones who ordered that statues should be worshipped: people who could not honour them in person, because they lived too far away, would have a portrait made of their distant countenance, to have an image that they could see of the king whom they honoured; meaning, by such zeal, to flatter the absent as if he were present. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 17)
Even people who did not know him were stimulated into spreading his cult by the artist's enthusiasm; (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 18)
And this became a snare for life: that people, whether enslaved by misfortune or by tyranny, should have conferred the ineffable Name on sticks and stones. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 21)
disturbance of decent people, forgetfulness of favours, pollution of souls, sins against nature, disorder in marriage, adultery and debauchery. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 26)
For these people either carry their merrymaking to the point of frenzy, or they prophesy what is not true, or they live wicked lives, or they perjure themselves without hesitation; (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 28)
For it is not the power of the things by which they swear but the punishment reserved for sinners that always follows the offences of wicked people. (Wisdom of Solomon 14, 31)
But most foolish, more pitiable even than the soul of a little child, are the enemies who once played the tyrant with your people, (Wisdom of Solomon 15, 14)
In contrast to this punishment, you did your people a kindness and, to satisfy their sharp appetite, provided quails -- a luscious rarity -- for them to eat. (Wisdom of Solomon 16, 2)
Thus the Egyptians, at the repulsive sight of the creatures sent against them, were to find that, though they longed for food, they had lost their natural appetite; whereas your own people, after a short privation, were to have a rare relish for their portion. (Wisdom of Solomon 16, 3)
Inevitable that relentless want should seize on the former oppressors; enough for your people to be shown how their enemies were being tortured. (Wisdom of Solomon 16, 4)
How differently with your people! You gave them the food of angels, from heaven untiringly providing them bread already prepared, containing every delight, to satisfy every taste. (Wisdom of Solomon 16, 20)
