1 And now, my brethren, I make known unto you that when the enemy had surrounded the city, the angels of the Most High were sent, and they overthrew the fortifications of the strong wall, and (2BA) 2 they destroyed the firm iron corners, which could not be rooted out. Nevertheless, they hid all (2BA)
2 Baruch 80:1–2
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