2 Esdras 9:32

32 But our fathers who received the law kept it not, and observed not Thy ordinances; and though the fruit of Thy law did not perish--neither could it, for it was Thine--

2 Esdras 9:32 In-Context

30 And Thou spokest saying, `Hear Me, O Israel; and mark My words, thou seed of Jacob.

31 For behold, I sow My law in you, and it shall bring fruit in you, and ye shall be honored in it for ever.'

32 But our fathers who received the law kept it not, and observed not Thy ordinances; and though the fruit of Thy law did not perish--neither could it, for it was Thine--

33 yet those who received it perished, because they kept not the thing that was sown in them.

34 And lo, it is a custom: when the ground hath received seed, or the sea a ship, or any vessel meat or drink, having perished wherein it was sown or cast into,