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2 Esdras 8:3-5
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Esdras 8:3-5
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
3 Many have been created, but only a few shall be saved.’
Ezra Again Appeals to God’s Mercy
4 I answered and said, ‘Then drink your fill of understanding,[a] O my soul, and drink wisdom, O my heart. 5 For not of your own will did you come into the world,[b] and against your will you depart, for you have been given only a short time to live.
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- 2 Esdras 8:4 Syr: Lat Then release understanding
- 2 Esdras 8:5 Syr: Meaning of Lat uncertain
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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