2 Esdras 5:45 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁴⁵ And I said, “How hast thou said to thy servant that thou wilt certainly give life at one time to thy creation? If therefore all creatures will live at one time and the creation will sustain them, it might even now be able to support all of them present at one time.”

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Common English Bible

⁴⁵ I said: “How then could you say to your servant that you will certainly give life to the creation created by you at one time? If, therefore, they will live at one time and the creation will sustain them then, couldn’t it sustain them at one time now?”

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁴⁵ “Why, then,” I asked, “did you just now tell me that one day you would bring back to life at the same time every creature that ever lived? If the world can hold them all then, it can hold them now.”

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁴⁵ And I said, “How have you said to your servant, that you will surely make alive at once the creature that you have created? If therefore they will be alive at once, and the creation will sustain them, even so it might now also support them to be present at once.”

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

⁴⁵ “Why, then,” I asked, “did you tell me just now that one day you would bring back to life at the same time every creature that ever lived? If the world can hold them all then, it can hold them now.”

World English Bible British Edition

⁴⁵ And I said, “How have you said to your servant, that you will surely make alive at once the creature that you have created? If therefore they will be alive at once, and the creation will sustain them, even so it might now also support them to be present at once.”

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