2 Esdras 5:30-32

Revised Standard Version

³⁰ If thou dost really hate thy people, they should be punished at thy 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 and he said to me, “Listen to me, and I will instruct you; pay attention to me, and I will tell you more.”