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2 Esdras 4:21

12 translations of 23 that include the deuterocanon

ASV Byzantine Text

For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his waves, even so they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth: and he only that dwelleth above the heavens may understand the things that are above the height of the heavens.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Khohmuen he duup hamla a khueh tih tuitunli ham khaw tuiphu a khueh coeng. Te dongah diklai khosa loh diklai ah aka om te a yaak ming tih, vaan dongah aka om loh vaan hmuensang dongkah te a ming van,” a ti.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods: even so they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth: and he that dwelleth above the heavens may only understand the things that are above the height of the heavens.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods: even so they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth: and he that dwelleth above the heavens may only understand the things that are above the height of the heavens.

Revised Version

For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his waves, even so they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth: and he only that dwelleth above the heavens may understand the things that are above the height of the heavens.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car, de même que le sol est livré au bois, et la mer à ses flots, de même ceux qui habitent sur la terre ne peuvent comprendre que ce qui est sur la terre. Seul celui qui habite au-dessus des cieux comprend les choses qui sont au-dessus de la hauteur des cieux. »

Spanish BLL

Porque así como a los árboles les toca la tierra, y al mar le tocan las olas, a los que viven en la tierra nomás les da la cabeza para entender lo que está aquí abajo. Y nomás el que vive allá arriba en el cielo le puede entender a las cosas que están más arriba de las nubes”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque así como la tierra es dada a la madera, y el mar a sus olas, así los que habitan en la tierra no entienden más que lo que está sobre la tierra. Sólo el que habita en lo alto de los cielos entiende las cosas que están por encima de la altura de los cielos».

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For just as the ground is given to the wood, and the sea to its waves, even so those who dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but what is upon the earth. Only he who dwells above the heavens understands the things that are above the height of the heavens.”

World English Bible Classic

For just as the ground is given to the wood, and the sea to its waves, even so those who dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but what is upon the earth. Only he who dwells above the heavens understands the things that are above the height of the heavens.”

World English Bible Updated

For just as the ground is given to the wood, and the sea to its waves, even so those who dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but what is upon the earth. Only he who dwells above the heavens understands the things that are above the height of the heavens.”

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ νῦν θέτε γνώμην καταργῆσαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐκείνους, καὶ ἡ πόλις ἐκείνη οὐκ οἰκοδομηθήσεται ἔτι·