2 Esdras 2:31-33

Common English Bible

³¹ I will remember your children who sleep, because I will seek them out from the breadth of the earth. Strengthen them in the abundance of your glory and show mercy, because I am merciful, says the Lord. ³² Embrace those born from you until I come, and show mercy to the others, because my springs will overflow and my favor won’t fail.

³³ I, Ezra, received a command from the Lord on Mount Horeb for Israel, but they rejected this commandment.