2 Esdras 12:46

46 "Be brave, Israel, put away your sorrow.

2 Esdras 12:46 In-Context

44 If you abandon us, it would have been better if we had died like the others in the fire that destroyed Jerusalem.

45 We are no better than those who died." Then they all started crying loudly. I answered,

46 "Be brave, Israel, put away your sorrow.

47 God Most High will keep you in mind; the Almighty One has not forgotten you in all your troubles.

48 And I haven't left you or abandoned you. I came here to pray for Jerusalem in her time of trouble and to ask mercy for her and for your Temple, now in disgrace.