2 Esdras 4:19 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 I answered and said, It is a foolish counsel that they both have taken, for the ground is given unto the wood, and the place of the sea is given to bear his waves. More versionsCommon English Bible I answered, “Each made a stupid plan, for land is given to the forest, and the sea is the appointed place for its waves.” Good News Translation (US Version) I replied, “They were both wrong, because trees belong on the land, and waves belong in the sea.” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers I answered and said, “It is a foolish counsel that they both have taken, for the ground is given to the wood, and the place of the sea is given to bear its waves.” Good News Bible (Anglicised) I replied, “They were both wrong, because trees belong to the land, and waves belong in the sea.” World English Bible British Edition I answered and said, “It is a foolish counsel that they both have taken, for the ground is given to the wood, and the place of the sea is given to bear its waves.” New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional I answered and said, “Each made a foolish plan, for the land has been assigned to the forest, and the locale of the sea a place to carry its waves.” |