48 Then said he to me, “Even so, I have given the womb of the earth to those who are sown in it in their own times. (WEB) 49 For just as a young child may not give birth, neither she who has grown old any more, even so have I organized the world which I created.” (WEB) 50 I asked, “Seeing that you have now shown me the way, I will speak before you. Is our mother, of whom you have told me, still young? Or does she now draw near to old age?” (WEB)
2 Esdras 5:48–50
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2 Esdras 4:39–41
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2 Esdras 5:54–56
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2 Esdras 5:43–45
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2 Esdras 7:53–55
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2 Esdras 6:1–2
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2 Esdras 7:131–133
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