2 Esdras 12:46-48

Common English Bible

⁴⁶ I answered them: “Have confidence, Israel! Don’t be sad, house of Jacob. ⁴⁷ The Most High keeps you in memory. The mighty one hasn’t forgotten you in your struggle. ⁴⁸ I haven’t abandoned you, nor have I gone away from you. I came to this place to pray because of Zion’s desolation, in order to seek mercy for the humiliation of your sanctuary.