2 Esdras 5:42 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And he said unto me, I will liken my judgement unto a ring: like as there is no slackness of them that be last, even so there is no swiftness of them that be first. More versionsCommon English Bible He said to me, “I will compare my judgment to a crown. Just as there is no delay for those who come last, so there is no rushing for those who come before.” Good News Translation (US Version) He answered me, “The final judgment can be compared to a circle, and just as a circle has no beginning or end, so those who come early will not be too early, and those who come late will not be too late.” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers He said to me, “I will compare my judgment to a ring. Just as there is no slowness of those who are last, even so there is no swiftness of those who be first.” Good News Bible (Anglicised) He answered me, “The final judgement can be compared to a circle, and just as a circle has no beginning or end, so those who come early will not be too early, and those who come late will not be too late.” World English Bible British Edition He said to me, “I will compare my judgement to a ring. Just as there is no slowness of those who are last, even so there is no swiftness of those who be first.” New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional He said to me, “I shall liken my judgment to a circle; just as for those who are last there is no slowness, so for those who are first there is no haste.” |