2 Esdras 5:30-32

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

³⁰ If you really hate your people, they should be punished at your own hands.’

Response to Ezra’s Complaints

³¹ When I had spoken these words, the angel who had come to me on a previous night was sent to me. ³² He said to me, ‘Listen to me, and I will instruct you; pay attention to me, and I will tell you more.’