2 Esdras 10:18-21 World English Bible (WEB)

18. And she said to me, That will I not do: I will not go into the city, but here will I die.

19. So I proceeded to speak further to her, and said,

20. Do not so, but suffer yourself to be prevailed on by reason of the adversities of Sion; and be comforted by reason of the sorrow of Jerusalem.

21. For you see that our sanctuary is laid waste, our altar broken down, our temple destroyed;

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