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Wisdom of Solomon 19:20

Againe, the flames did not hurte the flesh of the corruptible beasts that walked therein, nether melted they that which semed to be yce, and was of a nature that wolde melt, and yet was an immortal meat.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgat his own quenching nature.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgat his own quenching nature.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgat his own quenching nature.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Fire kept the mastery of its own power in water, and water forgot its quenching nature.
World English Bible