Highest hath you in remembrance, and the Mighty hath
not forgotten you in temptation.
2 Esdr 12:48
As for me, I have not forsaken you, neither am I departed
from you: but am come into this place, to pray for the
desolation of Sion, and that I might seek mercy for the low
estate of your sanctuary.
2 Esdr 12:49
And now go your way home every man, and after these days will
I come unto you.
2 Esdr 12:50
So the people went their way into the city, like as I
commanded them:
2 Esdr 12:51
But I remained still in the field seven days, as the angel
commanded me; and did eat only in those days of the flowers of
the field, and had my meat of the herbs
2 Esdr 13:1
And it came to pass after seven days, I dreamed a dream by
night:
2 Esdr 13:2
And, lo, there arose a wind from the sea, that it moved all
the waves thereof.
2 Esdr 13:3
And I beheld, and, lo, that man waxed strong with the
thousands of heaven: and when he turned his countenance to look,
all the things trembled that were seen under him.
2 Esdr 13:4
And whensoever the voice went out of his mouth, all they
burned that heard his voice, like as the earth faileth when it
feeleth the fire.
2 Esdr 13:5
And after this I beheld, and, lo, there was gathered together
a multitude of men, out of number, from the four winds of the
heaven, to subdue the man that came out of the sea
2 Esdr 13:6
But I beheld, and, lo, he had graved himself a great
mountain, and flew up upon it.
2 Esdr 13:7
But I would have seen the region or place whereout the hill
was graven, and I could not.
2 Esdr 13:8
And after this I beheld, and, lo, all they which were
gathered together to subdue him were sore afraid, and yet durst
fight.
2 Esdr 13:9
And, lo, as he saw the violence of the multitude that came,
he neither lifted up his hand, nor held sword, nor any
instrument of war:
2 Esdr 13:10
But only I saw that he sent out of his mouth as it had been a
blast of fire, and out of his lips a flaming breath, and out of
his tongue he cast out sparks and tempests.
2 Esdr 13:11
And they were all mixed together; the blast of fire, the
flaming breath, and the great tempest; and fell with violence
upon the multitude which was prepared to fight, and burned them
up every one, so that upon a sudden of an innumerable multitude
nothing was to be perceived, but only dust and smell of smoke:
when I saw this I was afraid.
2 Esdr 13:12
Afterward saw I the same man come down fro
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