2 Esdras 1:24-26

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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.^{(A) 25} Because you have forsaken me, I also will forsake you. When you beg mercy of me, I will show you no mercy.^{(B) 26} When you call to me, I will not listen to you, for you have defiled your hands with blood, and your feet are swift to commit murder.^(C)