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2 Esdras 9:8

In 2 translations

KJV: Shall be preserved from the said perils, and shall see my salvation in my land, and within my borders: for I have sanctified them for me from the beginning.
WEB: will be preserved from the said perils, and will see my salvation in my land and within my borders, which I have sanctified for myself from the beginning.