Other translations
New Catholic Bible
For the dreams that disturbed them had forewarned them of this so that they would not perish without knowing the reason for their suffering.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
for the dreams that disturbed them forewarned them of this, so that they might not perish without knowing why they suffered.
Good News Translation®
They knew why they were dying, because their horrible dreams had told them.
Wycliffe Bible
For why sights that disturbed (or troubled) them, before-warned (of) these things, (so) that they should perish not unwittingly, why they suffered evils. [Forsooth the visions that disturbed them, these things before-warned, that they should not perish uncunning, why they suffered evils.]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
for the dreams which disturbed them forewarned them of this, so that they might not perish without knowing why they suffered.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
for the dreams that disturbed them forewarned them of this, so that they might not perish without knowing why they suffered.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
for the dreams that disturbed them forewarned them of this, so that they might not perish without knowing why they suffered.
Common English Bible © 2011
The dreams that had so bothered them had foretold that this was to happen. And so they perished knowing full well why they were suffering.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
For the dreams that disturbed them had proclaimed this beforehand, lest they perish unaware of why they endured such evil.
Revised Standard Version
for the dreams which disturbed them forewarned them of this, so that they might not perish without knowing why they suffered.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
for the dreams that disturbed them forewarned them of this, so that they might not perish without knowing why they suffered.