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2 Esdras 1:25

In 2 translations

KJV: Seeing ye have forsaken me, I will forsake you also; when ye desire me to be gracious unto you, I shall have no mercy upon you.
WEB: Since you have forsaken me, I also will forsake you. When you ask me to be merciful to you, I will have no mercy upon you.