Wisdom 18:14-16

Wycliffe Bible

¹⁴ Forsooth when all things held restful silence, and the night had the middle way in his course, [When forsooth quiet silence contained all things, and the night in his course had the mean way,]

¹⁵ Lord, thy word almighty coming swiftly from heaven, came from the king’s seats (or throne); [thine almighty word, Lord, going out from heaven, from the king’s seats (or seat) came;]

¹⁶ a sharp sword bearing thy commandment not feigned, came forth, overcomer into the middle of the land of destroying; and it stood, and filled all things with death, and it stood in (or on) (the) earth, and stretched forth till to heaven. [an hard overcomer it is, into the middle land of death; leap forth a sharp sword bearing into thy likened empire; and standing fulfilled all things with death, and unto heaven attained, standing in (or on) the earth.]