2 Esdras 4:5 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁵ And I said, Say on, my Lord. Then said he unto me, Go to, weigh me a weight of fire, or measure me a measure of wind, or call me again the day that is past.

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Common English Bible

⁵ I said, “Speak, my Lord.” He said to me, “Go, weigh for me the weight of fire, or measure for me a blast of wind, or call back for me the day that is past.”

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁵ “I agree, sir,” I said. Then he said to me, “Good! How do you weigh out a pound of fire? How do you measure a bushel of wind? How do you bring back a day that has passed?”

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

⁵ I said, “Say on, my Lord.” Then said he to me, “Go, weigh for me the weight of fire, or measure for me blast of wind, or call back for me the day that is past.”

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

⁵ “I agree, sir,” I said. Then he said to me, “Good! How do you weigh out a kilogramme of fire? How do you measure a cubic metre of wind? How do you bring back a day that has passed?”

World English Bible British Edition

⁵ I said, “Say on, my Lord.” Then said he to me, “Go, weigh for me the weight of fire, or measure for me blast of wind, or call back for me the day that is past.”

2 Esdras 4:5 Cross References