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43 and who told you about the misfortune of her son—this is the interpretation: 44 The woman whom you saw is Zion, which you now behold as a city being built.[a] 45 And as for her telling you that she was barren for thirty years, the reason is that there were three thousand[b] years in the world before any offering was offered in it.[c]

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  1. 2 Esdras 10:44 Cn: Lat an established city
  2. 2 Esdras 10:45 Most Lat Mss read three
  3. 2 Esdras 10:45 Cn: Lat Syr Arab Arm her

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