2 Esdras 9:21

21 I saw and spared them with great difficulty; I saved for myself one grape out of a cluster and one plant out of a great forest.

2 Esdras 9:21 In-Context

19 Now, however, those who have been created in this world—a world furnished with both an inexhaustible table and an endless pasture—have become corrupt in their habits.

20 I considered the earth—and, observe, it was ruined. I considered my world, and, observe, it was in danger because of the intrigues of those who had come into it.

21 I saw and spared them with great difficulty; I saved for myself one grape out of a cluster and one plant out of a great forest.

22 Therefore, let the multitude that was born without purpose perish, and let my grape and my plant be preserved, because I perfected these with much effort.

23 But let seven more days pass. Don't fast during this time,

Footnotes

• [a] Syr, Eth; Lat tribe