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2 Esdras 9:20

So I considered the worlde, & beholde, there was peril, because of the deuises, that were sprung vp into it.

Parallel Translations

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So I considered the world, and, behold, there was peril because of the devices that were come into it.
King James Version
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So I considered my world, and behold, it was destroyed, and my earth, and behold, it was in peril, because of the plans that had come into it.
World English Bible