4 But now what can I do for you? For I am a widow and forsaken. Go your way, my children, and ask for mercy from the Lord.’ (WEB) 5 As for me, O father, I call upon you for a witness in addition to the mother of these children, because they would not keep my covenant, (WEB) 6 that you may bring them to confusion, and their mother to ruin, that they may have no offspring. (WEB)
2 Esdras 2:4–6
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