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KJV

2 Esdras 15:31

And then shall the dragons have the upper hand, remembering their nature; and if they shall turn themselves, conspiring together in great power to persecute them,

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
Then the dragons will have the upper hand, remembering their nature. If they will turn themselves, conspiring together in great power to persecute them,
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
But after this shal the dragons haue the vpper hand, and remember their nature, and shal turne about, and conspire to consume them with a great power.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha