2 'O my Lord, Thou summonest the advent of the times, And they stand before Thee; Thou causest the power of the ages to pass away, And they do not resist Thee; Thou arrangest the method of the seasons, And they obey Thee. (2BA) 3 Thou alone knowest the duration of the generations, And Thou revealest not Thy mysteries to many. (2BA) 4 Thou makest known the multitude of the fire, And Thou weighest the lightness of the wind. (2BA)
2 Baruch 48:2–4
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