Common English Bible

2 Esdras 11:19-27 Common English Bible (CEB)

19. And so it happened to each of the wings in turn, to come to power and then never to be seen again.

20. I looked, and indeed the wings that followed on the right side also rose up in time so that they too might rule, but some of those who came to power disappeared immediately,

21. while others of them rose up but didn’t succeed in establishing their rule.

22. After all this, I looked again, and the twelve wings and two of the little wings had disappeared.

23. Nothing remained on the body of the eagle except the three heads that were at rest and six little wings.

24. I looked and noticed that two of the six little wings were set apart and remained under the head on the right side, but four remained in their place.

25. I watched as these little wings plotted to rise up and take power.

26. One was raised up, but it immediately disappeared,

27. and then a second, but this one disappeared more quickly than the previous one.