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Wisdom 16:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 16:11-13
New Catholic Bible
11 They were bitten so that they would be reminded of your decrees,
and then they were quickly healed
so that they would not fall into profound forgetfulness
and fail to respond to your kindness.
12 For it was neither herb nor poultice that cured them
but your all-healing word, O Lord.
13 For you have power over life and death,
bringing people down to the gates of the netherworld and then back again;[a]
Footnotes
- Wisdom 16:13 The author teaches that God has absolute power over life and death. He can save from imminent death (see Pss 9:13; 107:18-19; Isa 38:10-17). He can also bring someone in the netherworld back to life (see 1 Sam 2:6; 1 Ki 17:17-23; 2 Ki 4:33-35; 13:21).
