13 He answered me, and said, “A forest of the trees of the field went out, and took counsel together, (WEB) 14 and said, ‘Come! Let’s go and make war against the sea, that it may depart away before us, and that we may make ourselves more forests.’ (WEB) 15 The waves of the sea also in like manner took counsel together, and said, ‘Come! Let’s go up and subdue the forest of the plain, that there also we may gain more territory.’ (WEB)
2 Esdras 4:13–15
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1 Maccabees 5:56–58
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