2 Esdras 2:10-12

Common English Bible

The church as God’s people

¹⁰ The Lord said this to Ezra: Announce to my people that I have prepared a feast for them, and I will give them the kingdom of Jerusalem, which I was about to give to Israel. ¹¹ I will take Israel’s glory for them and give to them the eternal dwelling places I had prepared for Israel. ¹² The tree of life will provide them with fragrant ointment, and they won’t labor or grow tired.