2 Esdras 5:40 - Revised Standard Version CI He said to me, “Just as you cannot do one of the things that were mentioned, so you cannot discover my judgment, or the goal of the love that I have promised my people.” More versionsCommon English Bible He said to me: “As you can’t do one of these things that were mentioned, so you can’t comprehend my judgment or the goal of the love I have promised to my people.” Good News Translation (US Version) He continued, “You could not do even one of the things that I asked you to do. How can you expect to understand God's judgments or why God has promised his love to his people?” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Then said he to me, “Just as you can do none of these things that I have spoken of, even so you can’t find out my judgment, or the end of the love that I have promised to my people.” Good News Bible (Anglicised) He continued, “You could not do even one of the things that I asked you to do. How can you expect to understand God's judgements or why God has promised his love to his people?” World English Bible British Edition Then said he to me, “Just as you can do none of these things that I have spoken of, even so you can’t find out my judgement, or the end of the love that I have promised to my people.” Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Then said he unto me, Like as thou canst do none of these things that I have spoken of, even so canst thou not find out my judgement, or the end of the love that I have promised unto my people. |