2 Esdras 3:27-29

Common English Bible

²⁷ So you handed your city over to your enemies.

²⁸ “I said then in my heart, Are the lives of Babylon’s inhabitants any better? Is that why Babylon has gained dominion^[a] over Zion? ²⁹ But when I came here, I saw their countless godless acts. I have seen many sinners during these thirty years.^[b] Then my heart failed,