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KJV

2 Esdras 8:17

Therefore will I begin to pray before thee for myself and for them: for I see the falls of us that dwell in the land.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
therefore I will begin to pray before you for myself and for them; for I see the failings of us who dwell in the land;
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
For them wil I pray before thee, aswel for my self, as for them: for I se our fautes that dwelt in the land.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha