19 I answered and said, “It is a foolish counsel that they both have taken, for the ground is given to the wood, and the place of the sea is given to bear its waves.” (WEB) 20 Then answered he me, and said, “You have given a right judgment. Why don’t you judge your own case? (WEB) 21 For just as the ground is given to the wood, and the sea to its waves, even so those who dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but what is upon the earth. Only he who dwells above the heavens understands the things that are above the height of the heavens.” (WEB)
2 Esdras 4:19–21
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2 Esdras 7:18–20
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2 Esdras 4:1–3
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2 Esdras 4:5–7
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2 Esdras 5:39–41
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2 Esdras 4:10–12
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2 Esdras 5:43–45
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2 Esdras 7:53–55
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