2 Esdras 3:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And I said then in mine heart, Are their deeds any better that inhabit Babylon? and hath she therefore dominion over Sion? More versionsCommon English Bible “I said then in my heart, Are the lives of Babylon’s inhabitants any better? Is that why Babylon has gained dominion over Zion? Good News Translation (US Version) “I said to myself, ‘Perhaps Babylon has been allowed to conquer Jerusalem because the people who live there are better than we are.’ World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers “Then I said in my heart, ‘Are their deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it gained dominion over Zion?’ Good News Bible (Anglicised) “I said to myself, ‘Perhaps Babylon has been allowed to conquer Jerusalem because the people who live there are better than we are.’ World English Bible British Edition “Then I said in my heart, ‘Are their deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it gained dominion over Zion?’ New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional “Then I said in my heart, Are the deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it has gained dominion over Zion? |