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35 Did not the souls of the righteous in their chambers ask about these matters, saying, “How long are we to remain here?[a] And when will the harvest of our reward come?” 36 And the archangel Jeremiel answered and said, “When the number of those like yourselves is completed;[b] for he has weighed the age in the balance, 37 and measured the times by measure, and numbered the times by number; and he will not move or arouse them until that measure is fulfilled.”’

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  1. 2 Esdras 4:35 Syr Ethiop Arab 2 Georg: Lat How long do I hope thus?
  2. 2 Esdras 4:36 Syr Ethiop Arab 2: Lat number of seeds is completed for you

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