2 Esdras 5:46 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁴⁶ And he said unto me, Ask the womb of a woman, and say unto her, If thou bringest forth ten children, why doest thou it at several times? pray her therefore to bring forth ten children at once.

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Common English Bible

⁴⁶ He said to me: “Ask a woman’s womb: If you bear ten children, why do you only do it over time? Ask it then to produce ten at once.”

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁴⁶ He answered, “That would be like asking a woman who has given birth to ten children why she didn't have them all at once, instead of one at a time.”

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

⁴⁶ And he said to me, “Ask the womb of a woman, and say to her, ‘If you bear ten children, why do you it at different times? Ask her therefore to give birth to ten children at once.”

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

⁴⁶ He answered, “That would be like asking a woman who has given birth to ten children why she didn't have them all at once, instead of one at a time.”

World English Bible British Edition

⁴⁶ And he said to me, “Ask the womb of a woman, and say to her, ‘If you bear ten children, why do you it at different times? Ask her therefore to give birth to ten children at once.”

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