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 7:56 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189556 For while we lived and committed iniquity, we considered not what we should have to suffer after death. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible56 But silver is more numerous than gold, and bronze than silver, and iron than bronze, lead than iron, and clay than lead. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)56 There is more silver than gold, more copper than silver, more iron than copper, more lead than iron, and more clay than lead. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers56 but silver is more abundant than gold, and brass than silver, and iron than brass, and lead than iron, and clay than lead.’ See the chapterGood News Bible (Anglicised)56 There is more silver than gold, more copper than silver, more iron than copper, more lead than iron, and more clay than lead. See the chapterWorld English Bible British Edition56 but silver is more abundant than gold, and brass than silver, and iron than brass, and lead than iron, and clay than lead.’ See the chapter |