27 For evil will be blotted out and deceit will be quenched. (WEB) 28 Faith will flourish. Corruption will be overcome, and the truth, which has been so long without fruit, will be declared.” (WEB) 29 When he talked with me, behold, little by little, the place I stood on rocked back and forth. (WEB)
2 Esdras 6:27–29
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2 Esdras 7:113–115
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2 Esdras 8:36–38
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2 Esdras 7:33–35
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Sirach 40:11–13
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2 Esdras 7:43–45
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