2 Esdras 2:2-4

Common English Bible

² The mother who bore them says to them: “Go, children, because I am widowed and abandoned. ³ I brought you up with joy, but I will send you away with mourning and sadness, because you have sinned in the presence of the Lord God and have done bad things in his sight. ⁴ But now what will I do for you? I am a widow and abandoned by my children. Go, children, and seek mercy from the Lord,