2 Esdras 5:16
King James VersionSource notes
“And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy?”
Context
13To shew thee such tokens I have leave; and if thou wilt pray again, and weep as now, and fast even days, thou shalt hear yet greater things.
14Then I awaked, and an extreme fearfulness went through all my body, and my mind was troubled, so that it fainted.
15So the angel that was come to talk with me held me, comforted me, and set me up upon my feet.
16And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy?
17Knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity?
18Up then, and eat bread, and forsake us not, as the shepherd that leaveth his flock in the hands of cruel wolves.
19Then said I unto him, Go thy ways from me, and come not nigh me. And he heard what I said, and went from me.