This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation 2 Esdras 16:47 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)47 Those who conduct business, do it only to be plundered; the more they adorn their cities, their houses and possessions, and their persons, See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible47 Foreigners will gather their fruits, plunder their wealth, knock down their houses, and take their children captive, for in captivity and hunger they will produce their offspring. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)47 Anyone who makes money will do so only to see it violently taken away. The more possessions people gather, the more they spend on their cities and houses, the more attention they give to their personal appearance, See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers47 Those who conduct business, do so only to be plundered. The more they adorn their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons, See the chapterGood News Bible (Anglicised)47 Anyone who makes money will do so only to see it violently taken away. The more possessions people gather, the more they spend on their cities and houses, the more attention they give to their personal appearance, See the chapterWorld English Bible British Edition47 Those who conduct business, do so only to be plundered. The more they adorn their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons, See the chapter |