Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

1 Esdras 3:24

O ye men, is not wine the strongest, that enforceth to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
O ye men, is not wine the strongest, that enforceth to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
O you⌃ men, is not wine the strongest, that enforces to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace.
Septuagint in American English (2012)