2 Esdras 10:37-39

Common English Bible

³⁷ Now then I beg you to explain this bewildering sight to your servant.”

³⁸ He answered me: “Listen to me. Let me teach you, and I will speak to you about what you fear, for the Most High has revealed many mysteries to you. ³⁹ He saw that you walk the straight way, because you grieve for your people without ceasing and you mourn greatly over Zion.