4 Thou makest known the multitude of the fire, And Thou weighest the lightness of the wind. (2BA) 5 Thou explorest the limit of the heights, And Thou scrutinizest the depths of the darkness. (2BA) 6 Thou carest for the number which pass away that they may be preserved And Thou preparest an abode for those that are to be. (2BA)
2 Baruch 48:4–6
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2 Baruch 21:4–6
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2 Baruch 54:12–14
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2 Esdras 6:39–41
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Odes of Solomon 16:8–10
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Sirach 17:31–32
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Job 28:24–26
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