2 Esdras 2:22-27 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

22. Keep both the old and the young safe within your walls.

23. Whenever you find a dead body, bury it and mark the grave, and I will give you a place of honour when I raise the dead.

24. “Be calm, my people; your time to rest will come.

25. Take care of your children like a faithful nursemaid and guide their steps in safe paths,

26. so that none of them will be lost. When the time comes, I will hold you responsible for them.

27. Don't worry; when the day of trouble and distress comes, others will cry and mourn, but you will be happy and rich.

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