And now, O Lord, why hast thou given this one people over unto many? and upon the one root hast thou prepared others, and why hast thou scattered thy only one people among many?
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2 Esdras 5:28
Now, O Lord, why have you given this one people over to many, and have dishonored the one root above others, and have scattered your only one among many?
Parallel Translations
And now, ô Lord, why hast thou giuen this one people ouer vnto many? and vpon one roote thou hast set others, & hast scatred thine onelie people among many.