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Wisdom 10:20-21
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 10:20-21
New Catholic Bible
20 Therefore, the righteous despoiled the wicked;[a]
they extolled your holy name, O Lord,
and with one voice praised your protecting hand;
21 for Wisdom opened the mouths of the dumb
and loosened the tongues of infants.[b]
Footnotes
- Wisdom 10:20 The author seems to be alluding to a tradition that the Israelites took away the weapons of the dead Egyptians.
- Wisdom 10:21 The Lord loosened the mouth of the victorious Israelites (infants) so that they might utter his praises (see Ex 15:1ff) just as he had loosened the mouth of Moses so that he could speak to Pharaoh (see Ex 4:10; 6:12-30).
