eal the broken and the weak, laugh not a lame man to scorn,
defend the maimed, and let the blind man come into the sight of
my clearness.
2 Esdr 2:22
Keep the old and young within thy walls.
2 Esdr 2:23
Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them,
and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.
2 Esdr 2:24
Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness
still come.
2 Esdr 2:25
Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse; stablish their feet.
2 Esdr 2:26
As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not
one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy
number.
2 Esdr 2:27
Be not weary: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh,
others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry
and have abundance.
2 Esdr 2:28
The heathen shall envy thee, but they shall be able to do nothing
against thee, saith the Lord.
2 Esdr 2:29
My hands shall cover thee, so that thy children shall not see
hell.
2 Esdr 2:30
Be joyful, O thou mother, with thy children; for I will deliver
thee, saith the Lord.
2 Esdr 2:31
Remember thy children that sleep, for I shall bring them out
of the sides of the earth, and shew mercy unto them: for I am
merciful, saith the Lord Almighty.
2 Esdr 2:32
Embrace thy children until I come and shew mercy unto them:
for my wells run over, and my grace shall not fail.
2 Esdr 2:33
I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb,
that I should go unto Israel; but when I came unto them, they
set me at nought, and despised the commandment of the Lord.
2 Esdr 2:34
And therefore I say unto you, O ye heathen, that hear and understand,
look for your Shepherd, he shall give you everlasting rest; for he
is nigh at hand, that shall come in the end of the world.
2 Esdr 2:35
Be ready to the reward of the kingdom, for the everlasting light
shall shine upon you for evermore.
2 Esdr 2:36
Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joyfulness of your
glory: I testify my Saviour openly.
2 Esdr 2:37
O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks
unto him that hath led you to the heavenly kingdom.
2 Esdr 2:38
Arise up and stand, behold the number of those that be sealed
in the feast of the Lord;
2 Esdr 2:39
Which are departed from the shadow of the world, and have received
glorious garments of the Lord.
2 Esdr 2:40
Take thy number, O Sion, and shut up those of thine that are
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