2 Esdras 2:25
King James VersionSource notes
“Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse; stablish their feet.”
Context
22Keep the old and young within thy walls.
23Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.
24Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness still come.
25Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse; stablish their feet.
26As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy number.
27Be not weary: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and have abundance.
28The heathen shall envy thee, but they shall be able to do nothing against thee, saith the Lord.