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KJV

2 Esdras 15:16

For there shall be sedition among men, and invading one another; they shall not regard their kings nor princes, and the course of their actions shall stand in their power.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
For there will be sedition among men, and growing strong against one another. In their might, they won’t respect their king or the chief of their great ones.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
For there shalbe sedicion among men, & one shal inuade another: they shal not regarde their King, & the princes shal measure their doings by their power.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha