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2 Esdras 16:74

In 2 translations

KJV: Hear, O ye my beloved, saith the Lord: behold, the days of trouble are at hand, but I will deliver you from the same.
WEB: Hear, my elect ones, says the Lord: “Behold, the days of suffering are at hand, and I will deliver you from them.