2 Esdras 7:5 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Whoso then should desire to go into the sea to look upon it, or to rule it, if he went not through the narrow, how could he come into the broad? More versionsCommon English Bible If anyone wants to go to the sea to see it or to rule over it, how can he come into the broad place unless he passes through the narrow? Good News Translation (US Version) No one who wishes to enter that sea, whether to visit it or control it, can reach its broad expanse of water without passing through the narrow entrance. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Whoever desires to go into the sea to look at it, or to rule it, if he didn’t go through the narrow entrance, how could he come into the broad part? Good News Bible (Anglicised) No one who wishes to enter that sea, whether to visit it or control it, can reach its broad expanse of water without passing through the narrow entrance. World English Bible British Edition Whoever desires to go into the sea to look at it, or to rule it, if he didn’t go through the narrow entrance, how could he come into the broad part? New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional If there are those who wish to reach the sea, to look at it or to navigate it, how can they come to the broad part unless they pass through the narrow part? |