1 Esdras 8:86-88

Revised Standard Version

⁸⁶ And all that has happened to us has come about because of our evil deeds and our great sins. For thou, O Lord, didst lift the burden of our sins ⁸⁷ and give us such a root as this; but we turned back again to transgress thy law by mixing with the uncleanness of the peoples of the land. ⁸⁸ Wast thou not angry enough with us to destroy us without leaving a root or seed or name?