Verse

Wisdom of Solomon 19:17

A church father on this verse
It rightly says that they were stricken with blindness, like those who were blinded by the darkness and wandered before the door of the righteous one—that is, of Lot—looking for the door's opening without finding it. In fact, whoever suffers interiorly because of the darkness of error is surrounded on all sides by ext…
Rabanus Maurus, 9th c. — ON ECCLESIASTICUS 3:18
Original

17Therefore even with blindness were these stricken, as those were at the doors of the righteous man: when, being compassed about with horrible great darkness, every one sought the passage of his own doors.

Modern

Preparing…

Teens

Preparing…

Kids

Preparing…

In context

15And not only so, but peradventure some respect shall be had of those, because they used strangers not friendly:

16But these very grievously afflicted them, whom they had received with feastings, and were already made partakers of the same laws with them.

Wisdom of Solomon 19:17

18For 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.

19For earthly things were turned into watery, and the things, that before swam in the water, now went upon the ground.

Read all of Wisdom of Solomon 19