2 Esdras 2:22-31
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22 Keep the old and young within thy walls.
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23 Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.
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24 Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness still come.
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25 Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse; stablish their feet.
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26 As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy number.
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27 Be not weary: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and have abundance.
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28 The heathen shall envy thee, but they shall be able to do nothing against thee, saith the Lord.
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29 My hands shall cover thee, so that thy children shall not see hell.
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30 Be joyful, O thou mother, with thy children; for I will deliver thee, saith the Lord.
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31 Remember thy children that sleep, for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth, and shew mercy unto them: for I am merciful, saith the Lord Almighty.