12 He in His mercy knows. Nevertheless, do this for us thy people: write also to our brethren in Babylon an epistle of doctrine and a scroll of hope, that thou mayst confirm them also before thou dost depart from us. (2BA) 13 For the shepherds of Israel have perished, And the lamps which gave light are extinguished, And the fountains have withheld their stream whence we used to drink. (2BA) 14 And we are left in the darkness, And amid the trees of the forest, And the thirst of the wilderness.' (2BA)
2 Baruch 77:12–14
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