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son of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, who was a captive in the country of the Medes in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of the Persians.[a]

Ezra’s Prophetic Call

The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Go, declare to my people their evil deeds, and to their children the iniquities that they have committed against me, so that they may tell[b] their children’s children

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Esdras 1:3 Other ancient authorities, which place chapters 1 and 2 after 16.78, lack verses 1–3 and begin the chapter: The word of the Lord that came to Ezra son of Chusi in the days of King Nebuchadnezzar, saying, ‘Go,
  2. 2 Esdras 1:5 Other ancient authorities read nourish

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