30 I saw how it joined the two other heads with it. (WEB) 31 Behold, the head turned with those who were with it, and ate the two under wings that planned to reign. (WEB) 32 But this head held the whole earth in possession, and ruled over those who dwell in it with much oppression. It had stronger governance over the world than all the wings that had gone before. (WEB)
2 Esdras 11:30–32
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2 Esdras 12:1–3
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2 Esdras 11:11–13
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2 Esdras 12:23–25
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2 Esdras 11:3–5
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2 Esdras 11:24–26
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2 Esdras 12:28–30
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Gospel of Peter 1:39–41
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