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2 Esdras 1:18

Saying, Why hast thou broght vs into

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
Saying, Why hast thou brought us into this wilderness to kill us? it had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, than to die in this wilderness.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
saying, ‘Why have you brought us into this wilderness to kill us? It would have been better for us to have served the Egyptians than to die in this wilderness.’
World English Bible