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18 and[a] I have heard of the swiftness of the judgment that is to come. 19 Therefore hear my voice, and understand my words, and I will speak before thee.”

Ezra’s Prayer

The beginning of the words of Ezra’s prayer, before he was taken up. He said: 20 “O Lord who inhabitest eternity,[b] whose eyes are exalted[c] and whose upper chambers are in the air,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Esdras 8:18 Literally but
  2. 2 Esdras 8:20 Or abidest for ever
  3. 2 Esdras 8:20 Another Latin text reads whose are the highest heavens

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