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KJV

2 Esdras 6:58

But we thy people, whom thou hast called thy firstborn, thy only begotten, and thy fervent lover, are given into their hands.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
But we your people, whom you have called your firstborn, your only children, and your fervent lover, are given into their hands.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
And we thy people (whome thou hast called the first borne, the onely begotten, and thy feruent louer) are giuen into their hands.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha