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2 Esdras 12:44

If thou then forsake vs, how muche better had it bene for vs, that we had bene burnt also as Sion was burnt?

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
If thou shalt forsake us, how much better had it been for us, if we also had been burned in the midst of Sion?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
If you will forsake us, how much better had it been for us if we also had been consumed in the burning of Zion!
World English Bible