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2 Esdras 4:17

Likewise also the purpose of the floods of the sea: for the sand stode vp and stopped them.

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
The thought of the floods of the sea came likewise to nought, for the sand stood up and stopped them.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Likewise also the counsel of the waves of the sea, for the sand stood up and stopped them.
World English Bible