2 Esdras 10:24-26

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²⁴ Therefore shake off your great sadness and lay aside your many sorrows, so that the Mighty One may be merciful to you again and the Most High may give you rest, a respite from your troubles.”

²⁵ While I was talking to her, her face suddenly began to shine exceedingly; her countenance flashed like lightning, so that I was too frightened to approach her, and my heart was terrified. While^[a] I was wondering what this meant, ²⁶ she suddenly uttered a loud and fearful cry so that the earth shook at the sound.