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Wisdom 16:12-14
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 16:12-14
New Catholic Bible
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]
14 whereas, man may slay in malice,
but he has no power to restore the breath of life
or to set free the soul imprisoned by death.
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).
