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20 “O Lord who inhabitest eternity,[a] whose eyes are exalted[b] and whose upper chambers are in the air, 21 whose throne is beyond measure and whose glory is beyond comprehension, before whom the hosts of angels stand trembling 22 and at whose command they are changed to wind and fire,[c] whose word is sure and whose utterances are certain, whose ordinance is strong and whose command is terrible,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Esdras 8:20 Or abidest for ever
  2. 2 Esdras 8:20 Another Latin text reads whose are the highest heavens
  3. 2 Esdras 8:22 Syr: Lat they whose service takes the form of wind and fire

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