4 Maccabees 13:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ For just as towers jutting out over harbors hold back the threatening waves and make it calm for those who sail into the inner basin,

Common English Bible

⁶ The towers at the entrance of harbors hold back the crashing waves and make a calm place for sailors entering the harbor.

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

⁶ For just as by means of towers projecting in front of harbors men break the threatening waves, and thus assure a still course to vessels entering port,

World English Bible British Edition

⁶ For just as by means of towers projecting in front of harbours men break the threatening waves, and thus assure a still course to vessels entering port,

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁶ For just as towers jutting out over harbors hold back the threatening waves and make it calm for those who sail into the inner basin,

4 Maccabees 13:6 Cross References