1 Be hopeful, ye righteous; for suddenly shall the sinners perish before you, And ye shall have lordship over them according to your desires. (ENO) 2 [And in the day of the tribulation of the sinners, Your children shall mount and rise as eagles, And higher than the vultures will be your nest, And ye shall ascend and enter the crevices of the earth, And the clefts of the rock for ever as coneys before the unrighteous, And the sirens shall sigh because of you—and weep.] (ENO)
Book of Enoch 96:1–2
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Book of Enoch 97:1–2
1 Believe, ye righteous, that the sinners will become a shame And perish in the day of unrighteousness. (ENO) 2 Be it known unto you (ye sinners) that the Most High is mindful of your destruction, And the angels of heaven rejoice over your destruction. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 95:2–4
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Book of Enoch 94:10–11
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Book of Enoch 104:5–7
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