2 Esdras 5:29-31

Revised Standard Version

²⁹ And those who opposed thy promises have trodden down those who believed thy covenants. ³⁰ If thou dost really hate thy people, they should be punished at thy own hands.”

Response to Ezra’s Complaints

³¹ When I had spoken these words, the angel who had come to me on a previous night was sent to me,