1 When I had finished speaking these words, the angel which had been sent to me the nights before was sent to me. (WEB) 2 He said to me, “Rise, Esdras, and hear the words that I have come to tell you.” (WEB) 3 I said, “Speak on, my Lord.” Then he said to me, “There is a sea set in a wide place, that it might be broad and vast, (WEB)
2 Esdras 7:1–3
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2 Esdras 5:30–32
30 If you really do hate your people so much, they should be punished with your own hands.” (WEB) 31 Now when I had spoken these words, the angel that came to me the night before was sent to me, (WEB) 32 and said to me, “Hear me, and I will instruct you. Listen to me, and I will te… (WEB)
2 Esdras 10:28–30
28 “Where is Uriel the angel, who came to me at the first? For he has caused me to fall into this great trance, and my end has turned into corruption, and my prayer a reproach!” (WEB) 29 As I was speaking these words, behold, the angel who had come to me at first came to… (WEB) 30 … (WEB)
Daniel 9:21–23
21 while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. 22 He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding. 23 At th…
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2 Esdras 6:12–14
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2 Esdras 9:27–29
27 It came to pass after seven days that I lay on the grass, and my heart was troubled again, like before. (WEB) 28 My mouth was opened, and I began to speak before the Lord Most High, and said, (WEB) 29 “O Lord, you showed yourself among us, to our fathers in the wilderness, when… (WEB)
2 Esdras 6:29–31
29 When he talked with me, behold, little by little, the place I stood on rocked back and forth. (WEB) 30 He said to me, “I came to show you these things tonight. (WEB) 31 If therefore you will pray yet again, and fast seven more days, I will again tell you greater things than thes… (WEB)
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