2 Esdras 5:22-24

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²² Then my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began once more to speak words in the presence of the Most High.^{(A) 23} I said, “O sovereign Lord, from every forest of the earth, and from all its trees you have chosen one vine,^{(B) 24} and from all the lands of the world you have chosen for yourself one region,^[a] and from all the flowers of the world you have chosen for yourself one lily,^(C)