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2 Esdras 1:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Esdras 1:23-25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 I did not send fire on you for your blasphemies but threw a tree into the water and made the stream sweet.(A)
Israel’s Disobedience and Rejection
24 “What shall I do to you, O Jacob? You, Judah, would not obey me. I will turn to other nations and will give them my name, so that they may keep my statutes.(B) 25 Because you have forsaken me, I also will forsake you. When you beg mercy of me, I will show you no mercy.(C)
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