2 Esdras 2:2

2 Jerusalem, the mother who brought them into the world, says to them, "Go your own way, my children; I am now a widow left completely alone. ¹

2 Esdras 2:2 In-Context

1 "The Lord says: I led my people out of slavery in Egypt; I gave them commandments through my servants, the prophets, but they refused to listen and ignored my teachings.

2 Jerusalem, the mother who brought them into the world, says to them, "Go your own way, my children; I am now a widow left completely alone.

3 I took great delight in bringing you up, but you sinned against the Lord God and did what I knew was wrong, so I mourned in deep grief when I lost you.

4 What can I do for you, now that I am a widow and left completely alone? Go, my children, and ask the Lord for mercy.'

5 "Father Ezra, I call on you to testify against these people as their mother has done, because they have refused to keep my covenant.

Cross References

• 1. 2.2Isaiah 54.1;Galatians 4.26, 27;Baruch 4.19.