57 Now, O Lord, behold these nations, which are reputed as nothing, being rulers over us and devouring us. (WEB) 58 But we your people, whom you have called your firstborn, your only children, and your fervent lover, are given into their hands. (WEB) 59 Now if the world is made for our sakes, why don’t we possess our world for an inheritance? How long will this endure?” (WEB)
2 Esdras 6:57–59
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