WIS 15:17 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) But, being mortal, he makes a dead thing by the work of lawless hands;
⇔ for he is better than the objects of his worship,
⇔ since he indeed had life, but they never did.

BrLXX θνητὸς δὲ ὢν νεκρὸν ἐργάζεται χερσὶν ἀνόμοις· κρείττων γάρ ἐστι τῶν σεβασμάτων αὐτοῦ, ὧν αὐτὸς μὲν ἔζησεν, ἐκεῖνα δὲ οὐδέποτε.
(thnaʸtos de ōn nekron ergazetai ⱪersin anomois; kreittōn gar esti tōn sebasmatōn autou, hōn autos men ezaʸsen, ekeina de oudepote. )

BrTr For being mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better than the things which he worshippeth: whereas he lived once, but they never.

WEBBE But, being mortal, he makes a dead thing by the work of lawless hands;
⇔ for he is better than the objects of his worship,
⇔ since he indeed had life, but they never did.

DRA For being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing with his wicked hands. For he is better than they whom he worshippeth, because he indeed hath lived, though he were mortal, but they never.

RV But, being mortal, he maketh a dead thing by the work of lawless hands;
⇔ For he is better than the objects of his worship,
⇔ [fn] Forasmuch as he indeed had life, but they never.
(But, being mortal, he maketh/makes a dead thing by the work of lawless hands;
⇔ For he is better than the objects of his worship,
⇔  Forasmuch as he indeed had life, but they never. )

15:17 Most authorities read Of which, he indeed.

KJB-1769 For being mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better than the things which he worshippeth: whereas he lived once, but they never.
(For being mortal, he worketh/works a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better than the things which he worshippeth/worships: whereas he lived once, but they never. )

KJB-1611 For being mortall he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: for hee himselfe is better then the things which he worshippeth: whereas he liued once, but they neuer.
(For being mortall he worketh/works a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better then the things which he worshippeth/worships: whereas he lived once, but they never.)

Wycl For sithen he is deedli, bi wickid hondis he makith a deed idol; for he is betere than these goddis, whiche he worschipith; for sotheli he liuyde, whanne he was deedli, but thei lyueden neuere.
(For since he is deedli, by wicked hands he maketh/makes a deed idol; for he is better than these gods, which he worshippeth/worships; for truly he liuyde, when he was deedli, but they lived never.)

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