56 And I saw that He forsook that their house and their tower and gave them all into the hand of the lions, to tear and devour them, into the hand of all the wild beasts. (ENO) 57 And I began to cry aloud with all my power, and to appeal to the Lord of the sheep, and to represent to Him in regard to the sheep that they were devoured by all the wild beasts. (ENO) 58 But He remained unmoved, though He saw it, and rejoiced that they were devoured and swallowed and robbed, and left them to be devoured in the hand of all the beasts. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 89:56–58
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Book of Enoch 89:18–20
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Book of Enoch 89:74–76
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Book of Enoch 90:17–19
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Book of Enoch 89:68–70
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