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KJV

2 Esdras 5:24

And of all lands of the whole world thou hast chosen thee one pit: and of all the flowers thereof one lily:

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
Of all the lands of the world you have chosen one country for yourself. Of all the flowers of the world, you have chosen one lily for yourself.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
And of all lands of the worlde thou hast chosen thee one pit, & of all the flours of the grounde thou hast chosen thee one lilie.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha