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

1 Esdras 4:9

If he command to cut down, they cut down; if he command to plant, they plant.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
if he command to cut down, they cut down; if he command to plant, they plant.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
If he command to cut down, they cut down; if he command to plant, they plant.
Septuagint in American English (2012)