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2 Esdras 12:30

In 2 translations

KJV: It signifieth that these are they, whom the Highest hath kept unto their end: this is the small kingdom and full of trouble, as thou sawest.
WEB: This is the interpretation: These are they whom the Most High has kept to his end. This is the brief reign that was full of trouble, as you saw.