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When Will the New Age Come?

33 Then I answered and said, ‘How long?[a] When will these things be? Why are our years few and evil?’ 34 He answered me and said, ‘Do not be in a greater hurry than the Most High. You, indeed, are in a hurry for yourself,[b] but the Highest is in a hurry on behalf of many. 35 Did not the souls of the righteous in their chambers ask about these matters, saying, “How long are we to remain here?[c] And when will the harvest of our reward come?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Esdras 4:33 Syr Ethiop: Meaning of Lat uncertain
  2. 2 Esdras 4:34 Syr Ethiop Arab Arm: Meaning of Lat uncertain
  3. 2 Esdras 4:35 Syr Ethiop Arab 2 Georg: Lat How long do I hope thus?

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