6 He will rule whom those who dwell on the earth don’t expect, and the birds will fly away together. (WEB)
2 Esdras 5:6
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2 Esdras 11:4–6
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2 Esdras 11:30–32
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2 Esdras 11:11–13
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2 Esdras 13:29–31
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Ezekiel 31:12–14
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Jeremiah 25:34–36
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Sirach 10:3–5
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