Other translations
New Catholic Bible
It was well within your power to have the godless vanquished in battle by the righteous or to destroy them in an instant by savage beasts or by one stern word.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
though you were not unable to give the ungodly into the hands of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at one blow by dread wild animals or your stern word.
Good News Translation®
You could have allowed the righteous to destroy those ungodly people in battle; you could have wiped them out immediately with wild animals or with one harsh command.
Wycliffe Bible
Not for thou were unmighty to make wicked men subject to just men in battle, either to destroy at once, by cruel beasts, either by an hard word; [Not for thou were unmighty in battle to subject unpious men to rightwise men, or by cruel beasts, or by hard word to destroy (al)together;]
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
though thou wast not unable to give the ungodly into the hands of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at one blow by dread wild beasts or thy stern word.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
though you were not unable to give the ungodly into the hands of the righteous in battle or to destroy them at one blow by dread wild animals or your stern word.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
though you were not unable to give the ungodly into the hands of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at one blow by dread wild animals or your stern word.
Common English Bible © 2011
It’s not that you weren’t able to hand the ungodly over to the righteous or because you weren’t able to wipe out the ungodly from the face of the earth all at once by fierce beasts or with a powerful word.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Not that you were without power to have the wicked vanquished in battle by the righteous, or wiped out at once by terrible beasts or by one decisive word;
Revised Standard Version
though thou wast not unable to give the ungodly into the hands of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at one blow by dread wild beasts or thy stern word.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
though you were not unable to give the ungodly into the hands of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at one blow by dread wild animals or your stern word.