2 Esdras 2:33-35

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Ezra on Mount Horeb

³³ I, Ezra, received a command from the Lord on Mount Horeb to go to Israel. When I came to them, they rejected me and refused the Lord’s commandment.^{(A) 34} Therefore I say to you, O nations that hear and understand, “Wait for your shepherd; he will give you everlasting rest, because he who will come at the end of the age is close at hand.^{(B) 35} Be ready for the rewards of the kingdom, because perpetual light will shine on you forevermore.^(C)