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2 Esdras 8:2

12 translations of 23 that include the deuterocanon

ASV Byzantine Text

I will tell thee now a similitude, Ezra; As when thou asketh the earth, it shall say unto thee, that it giveth very much mold whereof earthen vessels are made, and little dust that gold cometh of: even so is the course of the present world.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Tedae nang taengah thuidoeknah kan thui Ezra. Diklai te dawt lamatah lai-am a saii te amlai a hlom meyet ha lo khaw a thui bitni. Laipi a yol mai lam loh sui a thoeng he khaw tahae kah lunglai long ni a coeng sak.

King James Version + Apocrypha

I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras; As when thou askest the earth, it shall say unto thee, that it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold cometh of: even so is the course of this present world.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras; As when thou askest the earth, it shall say unto thee, that it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold cometh of: even so is the course of this present world.

Revised Version

I will tell thee now a similitude, Esdras; As when thou asketh the earth, it shall say unto thee, that it giveth very much mould whereof earthen vessels are made, and little dust that gold cometh of: even so is the course of the present world.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Je vais maintenant te raconter une parabole, Esdras. De même que lorsque tu interroges la terre, elle te répondra qu'elle donne beaucoup d'argile dont on fait des vases de terre, mais peu de poussière d'où provient l'or. Il en est de même pour le monde actuel.

Spanish BLL

Te voy a dar un ejemplo, Esdras. Fíjate que si le vas a preguntar a la tierra, te va a decir que saca muchísimo lodo para hacer cantaritos de barro, pero que nomás saca un puñito de polvito donde viene el oro. Pues igualito pasa con este mundo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Ahora te diré una parábola, Esdras. Como cuando preguntas a la tierra, te dirá que da mucha arcilla de la que se hacen vasijas de barro, pero poco polvo del que sale el oro. Así es el curso del mundo actual.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Now I will tell you a parable, Esdras. Just as when you ask the earth, it will say to you that it gives very much clay from which earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold comes from. Even so is the course of the present world.

World English Bible Classic

Now I will tell you a parable, Esdras. Just as when you ask the earth, it will say to you that it gives very much clay from which earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold comes from. Even so is the course of the present world.

World English Bible Updated

Now I will tell you a parable, Esdras. Just as when you ask the earth, it will say to you that it gives very much clay from which earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold comes from. Even so is the course of the present world.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἀπὸ υἱῶν Φινεές, Γηρσών· ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἰθάμαρ, Δανιήλ· ἀπὸ υἱῶν Δαυίδ, Ἀττούς·