2 Esdras 13:38 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

³⁸ And shall taunt them to their face with their evil thoughts, and the torments wherewith they shall be tormented, which are likened unto a flame: and he shall destroy them without labour by the law, which is likened unto fire.

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Common English Bible

³⁸ He will destroy them without effort by the Law, which was indicated by the fire.

Good News Translation (US Version)

³⁸ He will confront them with the wicked plans they have made and also with the torments they must endure. That is what the flames meant. Then he will easily destroy them by means of the Law. That is what the fire meant.

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

³⁸ and will rebuke them to their face with their evil thoughts, and the torments with which they will be tormented, which are like a flame. He will destroy them without labor by the law, which is like fire.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

³⁸ He will confront them with the wicked plans they have made and also with the torments they must endure. That is what the flames meant. Then he will easily destroy them by means of the Law. That is what the fire meant.

World English Bible British Edition

³⁸ and will rebuke them to their face with their evil thoughts, and the torments with which they will be tormented, which are like a flame. He will destroy them without labour by the law, which is like fire.

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

³⁸ and will reproach them to their face with their evil thoughts and the torments with which they are to be tortured (which were symbolized by the flames), and will destroy them without effort by means of the law (which was symbolized by the fire).

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