8 With nods of fear and indignation Thou commandest the flames, And they change into spirits, And with a word Thou quickenest that which was not, And with mighty power Thou holdest that which has not yet come. (2BA)
2 Baruch 48:8
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2 Esdras 8:21–23
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Prayer of Manasseh 1:3–5
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1 Clement 36:2–4
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2 Esdras 13:9–11
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Psalms 104:3–5
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