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2 Esdras 3:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Esdras 3:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 because I saw the desolation of Zion and the wealth of those who lived in Babylon. 3 My spirit was greatly agitated, and I began to speak anxious words to the Most High, and said, 4 ‘O sovereign Lord, did you not speak at the beginning when you planted[a] the earth—and that without help—and commanded the dust[b]
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- 2 Esdras 3:4 Other ancient authorities read formed
- 2 Esdras 3:4 Syr Ethiop: Lat people or world
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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