Wis 19:1 As for the ungodly, wrath came upon them without mercy unto the
end: for he knew before what they would do;
Wis 19:2 How that having given them leave to depart, and sent them hastily
away, they would repent and pursue them.
Wis 19:3 For whilst they were yet mourning and making lamentation at the
graves of the dead, they added another foolish device, and pursued them as
fugitives, whom they had intreated to be gone.
Wis 19:4 For the destiny, whereof they were worthy, drew them unto this end,
and made them forget the things that had already happened, that they might
fulfil the punishment which was wanting to their torments:
Wis 19:5 And that thy people might pass a wonderful way: but they might find
a strange death.
Wis 19:6 For the whole creature in his proper kind was fashioned again anew,
serving the peculiar commandments that were given unto them, that thy
children might be kept without hurt:
Wis 19:7 As namely, a cloud shadowing the camp; and where water stood
before, dry land appeared; and out of the Red sea a way without impediment;
and out of the violent stream a green field:
Wis 19:8 Wherethrough all the people went that were defended with thy hand,
seeing thy marvellous strange wonders.
Wis 19:9 For they went at large like horses, and leaped like lambs, praising
thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them.
Wis 19:10 For they were yet mindful of the things that were done while they
sojourned in the strange land, how the ground brought forth flies instead of
cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude of frogs instead of fishes.
Wis 19:11 But afterwards they saw a new generation of fowls, when, being led
with their appetite, they asked delicate meats.
Wis 19:12 For quails came up unto them from the sea for their contentment.
Wis 19:13 And punishments came upon the sinners not without former signs by
the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own
wickedness, insomuch as they used a more hard and hateful behaviour toward
strangers.
Wis 19:14 For the Sodomites did not receive those, whom they knew not when
they came: but these brought friends into bondage, that had well deserved of
them.
Wis 19:15 And not only so, but peradventure some respect shall be had of
those, because they used strangers not friendly:
Wis 19:16 But these very grievously afflicted them, whom they had received
with feastings, and were already made partakers of the same laws with them.
Wis 19:17 Therefore 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.
Wis 19:18 For 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.
Wis 19:19 For earthly things were turned into watery, and the things, that
before swam in the water, now went upon the ground.
Wis 19:20 The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and
the water forgat his own quenching nature.
Wis 19:21 On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of the
corruptible living things, though they walked therein; neither melted they
the icy kind of heavenly meat that was of nature apt to melt.
Wis 19:22 For in all things, O Lord, thou didst magnify thy people, and
glorify them, neither didst thou lightly regard them: but didst assist them
in every time and place.