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Take thy number, O Sion, and shut up those of thine that are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord.
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The number of thy children, whom thou longedst for, is fulfilled: beseech the power of the Lord, that thy people, which have been called from the beginning, may be hallowed.
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I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord with songs.
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And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was more exalted; which I marvelled at greatly.
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So I asked the angel, and said, Sir, what are these?