2 Esdras 2:32-34

Common English Bible

³² Embrace those born from you until I come, and show mercy to the others, because my springs will overflow and my favor won’t fail.

³³ I, Ezra, received a command from the Lord on Mount Horeb for Israel, but they rejected this commandment. ³⁴ I say to you who hear and understand: Wait for your shepherd. I will give you your eternal rest, because the end of the age and the decline of humankind are near.