2 Esdras 10:29-31

Revised Standard Version

Uriel’s Interpretation of the Vision

²⁹ As I was speaking these words, behold, the angel who had come to me at first came to me, and he looked upon me; ³⁰ and behold, I lay there like a corpse and I was deprived of my understanding. Then he grasped my right hand and strengthened me and set me on my feet, and said to me, ³¹ “What is the matter with you? And why are you troubled? And why are your understanding and the thoughts of your mind troubled?”