2 Esdras 7:131-133

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¹³¹ Therefore there shall not be^[a] grief at their destruction so much as joy over those to whom salvation is assured.”^(A)

Ezra Appeals to God’s Mercy

¹³² I answered and said, “I know, O Lord, that the Most High is now called merciful because he has mercy on those who have not yet come into the world; ¹³³ and gracious because he is gracious to those who turn in repentance to his law;