2 Esdras 5:17

17 Knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity?

2 Esdras 5:17 In-Context

15 So the angel that had come to talk with me held me, comforted me, and set me up upon my feet.

16 And in the second night it came to pass that Phaltiel, the captain of the people, came unto me, saying, "Where hast thou been? And why is thy countenance so heavy?

17 Knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity?

18 Up then and eat bread, and forsake us not, as the shepherd who leaveth his flock in the hands of cruel wolves."

19 Then said I unto him, "Go thy way from me, and come not nigh me." And he heard what I said, and went from me.