2 Esdras 4:35

35 Didn't the souls of the just in their resting places ask about these things, saying, ‘How long are we to remain here, and when will the harvest of our reward come?'

2 Esdras 4:35 In-Context

33 I answered: "Where and when will these things be? Why are our years few and evil?"

34 He answered: "Don't be in a greater hurry than the Most High. You hurry only for yourself, but the Most High on behalf of many.

35 Didn't the souls of the just in their resting places ask about these things, saying, ‘How long are we to remain here, and when will the harvest of our reward come?'

36 Then Jeremiel the angel answered them, ‘When the number of those like you is complete, for God has weighed the world in a balance

37 and measured the times by measure and numbered the times by number, and he won't move or arouse himself until the prescribed measure is fulfilled.'"

Footnotes

• [a] Syr, Aram; Lat How long must I hope for this?