5 And His thought was like a letter; His will descended from on high, and it was sent like an arrow which is violently shot from the bow: (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 23:5
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Baruch 3:32–34
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Odes of Solomon 41:9–11
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Daniel 5:23–25
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1 Clement 27:3–5
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Odes of Solomon 33:2–4
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2 Esdras 6:39–41
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