And pray to the Most High continually—then I will come and talk with you: For the Most High, see 2 Esd 3.3. The angel Uriel once again becomes the speaker. Some languages may prefer to keep God as the speaker (so Contemporary English Version) by rendering this verse as follows:

• Pray the whole time to me, God Most High. Then I will come and talk with you again.”

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.