2 Esdras 2:14-16

Revised Standard Version

¹⁴ Call, O call heaven and earth to witness, for I left out evil and created good, because I live, says the Lord.

Exhortation to Good Works

¹⁵ “Mother, embrace your sons; bring them up with gladness, as does the dove; establish their feet, because I have chosen you, says the Lord. ¹⁶ And I will raise up the dead from their places, and will bring them out from their tombs, because I recognize my name in them.