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2 Esdras 8:45-47
Revised Standard Version
2 Esdras 8:45-47
Revised Standard Version
45 No, O Lord[a] who art over us! But spare thy people and have mercy on thy inheritance, for thou hast mercy on thy own creation.”
Ezra’s Final Appeal for Mercy
46 He answered me and said, “Things that are present are for those who live now, and things that are future are for those who will live hereafter. 47 For you come far short of being able to love my creation more than I love it. But you have often compared yourself[b] to the unrighteous. Never do so!
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- 2 Esdras 8:45 Ethiop Arab Compare Syr: Latin omits O Lord
- 2 Esdras 8:47 Syr Ethiop: Lat brought yourself near
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