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Wisdom 16:6
They were terrified only for a little while as a warning, since they had the sign of their salvation as a reminder of the command of your Law.
But thy wrath endured not for ever, but they were troubled for a short time for their correction, having a sign of salvation to put them in remembrance of the commandment of thy law.
This trouble lasted for only a little while, as a warning. Then you gave them a healing symbol, the bronze snake, to remind them of what your Law requires.
But as a warning, for a short time they were terrorized, though they had a sign of salvation, to remind them of the precept of your law.
They were afflicted for a short time as a warning, and they were then given a symbol of salvation to remind them of the precepts of your law.
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.
they were troubled for a little while as a warning and received a symbol of deliverance to remind them of your law’s command.
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a token of deliverance to remind them of thy law’s command.
they were troubled for a little while as a warning, and received a token of deliverance to remind them of thy law’s command.
but they were troubled in short time (un)to (their) amending [or correction], and had a sign of health (or of deliverance), to (the) remembering of the commandment of thy law.
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