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Wisdom 10:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 10:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 She descended with him into the dungeon,
and she did not forsake him in his chains
until she had brought him a royal scepter
and power over his adversaries.
She exposed the falsity of his accusers
and bestowed on him everlasting glory.
The Wonders of the Exodus[a]
15 It was Wisdom who delivered a holy people and blameless race
from a nation of oppressors.
16 She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord[b]
and withstood dread kings with signs and wonders.
Footnotes
- Wisdom 10:15 To provide the most powerful demonstration of the superiority of Israel, the author begins his use of antitheses, to which he will return in chapter 16. This first antithesis deals with the theme of the waters, which turned into the plague of blood for the Egyptians (Ex 7:14-24) but into refreshment for the Israelites (Ex 17:3-6).
- Wisdom 10:16 Servant of the Lord: i.e., Moses (see Ex 3:12; 4:12; 7:1). Dread kings: the author may be alluding generally to various kings who afflicted the Israelites, but he is thinking specifically of the Egyptian Pharaoh. A good deal of the saving activity, here attributed to Wisdom, had been assigned to God by Isaiah (Isa 63:11-14).
