26 in all things doing as Adam and all his generations had done, for they also had a wicked heart. (WEB) 27 So you gave your city over into the hands of your enemies. (WEB) 28 “Then I said in my heart, ‘Are their deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it gained dominion over Zion?’ (WEB)
2 Esdras 3:26–28
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2 Esdras 14:30–32
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2 Esdras 3:7–9
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Psalms of Solomon 2:6–8
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