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2 Esdras 4:11

How shulde thy vessel then be able to comprehend the wayes of the Hiest, and now outwardly in the corrupt worlde, to vnderstand the corruption, that is euident in my sight?

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
How should thy vessel then be able to comprehend the way of the Highest, and, the world being now outwardly corrupted to understand the corruption that is evident in my sight?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
How then can your mind comprehend the way of the Most High? How can he who is already worn out with the corrupted world understand incorruption?” When I heard these things, I fell on my face
World English Bible