2 Esdras 8:59

59 So the joys I have described are waiting for you, while thirst and torment are in store for them. But God Most High did not want anyone to perish. ¹

2 Esdras 8:59 In-Context

57 In addition, they mistreated the righteous servants of God.

58 They even said to themselves that there was no God, although they knew that they must die.

59 So the joys I have described are waiting for you, while thirst and torment are in store for them. But God Most High did not want anyone to perish.

60 He created everyone and prepared life for everyone, but those he created dishonored the name of their Creator and were ungrateful to the one who offered them life.

61 That is why the day on which I will judge them is near.

Cross References

• 1. 8.59Luke 16.24.