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 8:5 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 18955 For thou art come hither without thy will, and departest when thou wouldest not: for there is given thee no longer space than only to live a short time. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible5 You came into the world unwillingly, and against your will you depart, and you are given but a little while to live. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)5 I was brought into this world without my consent, and I will leave it against my will. God has given me only a few short years as my span of life.” See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers5 For you have come here apart from your will, and depart against your will, for you have only been given a short time to live. See the chapterGood News Bible (Anglicised)5 I was brought into this world without my consent, and I will leave it against my will. God has given me only a few short years as my span of life.” See the chapterWorld English Bible British Edition5 For you have come here apart from your will, and depart against your will, for you have only been given a short time to live. See the chapter |