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Apocrypha · Chapter 11 of 16

4 Esdras 11

2 Esdras

On the second night I had a dream: behold, an eagle rose from the sea, with twelve wings and three heads.

2And I looked, and behold, it spread its wings over all the earth, and all the winds of heaven blew upon it, and the clouds gathered upon it.

3And from its wings I saw contrary wings sprout, and they became small secondary wings.

4But its heads were at rest; the middle head was larger than the others, but it also was at rest with them.

5And I looked, and behold, the eagle flew with its wings to reign over the earth and over those who dwell in it.

6And I saw that all things under heaven were subject to it, and no one resisted it, not even one of the creatures that are on earth.

7And I looked, and behold, the eagle rose on its talons and uttered a voice to its wings, saying:

8Do not all keep watch together; each one sleep in its place and keep watch in turns.

9But the heads will be kept for the end.

10And I looked, and behold, the voice did not come from its heads, but from the middle of its body.

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About 4 Esdras

Seven bruising dialogues with the angel Uriel about why the righteous suffer and why God allows Rome. Written after the destruction of the temple, in AD 70.