2 Esdras 10:31-43

1. 31 What aileth thee? and why art thou so disquieted? and why is thine understanding troubled, and the thoughts of thine heart?

2. 32 And I said, Because thou hast forsaken me, and yet I did according to thy words, and I went into the field, and, lo, I have seen, and yet see, that I am not able to express.

3. 33 And he said unto me, Stand up manfully, and I will advise thee.

4. 34 Then said I, Speak on, my lord, in me; only forsake me not, lest I die frustrate of my hope.

5. 35 For I have seen that I knew not, and hear that I do not know.

6. 36 Or is my sense deceived, or my soul in a dream?

7. 37 Now therefore I beseech thee that thou wilt shew thy servant of this vision.

8. 38 He answered me then, and said, Hear me, and I shall inform thee, and tell thee wherefore thou art afraid: for the Highest will reveal many secret things unto thee.

9. 39 He hath seen that thy way is right: for that thou sorrowest continually for thy people, and makest great lamentation for Sion.

10. 40 This therefore is the meaning of the vision which thou lately sawest:

11. 41 Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her:

12. 42 But now seest thou the likeness of the woman no more, but there appeared unto thee a city builded.

13. 43 And whereas she told thee of the death of her son, this is the solution:

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