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Wisdom 16:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 16:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 At yet another time the flames would burn with far greater intensity, even in the water,
to destroy the products of a sinful land.
20 In contrast, you nourished your people with the food of angels,[a]
and with no labor on their part, you supplied them with bread from heaven that was ready to eat,
filled with every delight and pleasing to every taste.
21 The sustenance you offered manifested your kindly mercy to your children,
for the bread that conformed to the desire of those who ate it
was transformed to appeal to each one’s preference.
Footnotes
- Wisdom 16:20 Food of angels: i.e., the manna (Ps 78:23-25), which tasted like a honey cake (Ex 16:31) and was a sign of God’s mercy (v. 21; Pss 34:8; 119:103). As the text shows, Jewish tradition had embellished the more sober text of Exodus (Ex 16:13-21). The Liturgy uses these texts with regard to the Eucharist.
