And every hour and every day during those thirty years I besought the Most High, night and day: The object of the woman’s prayers, that she might bear a child, can be made specific in translation (so Good News Bible). For the Most High, see the comments on 2 Esd 3.3. In many languages the natural order for night and day is “day and night” (Good News Bible). Good News Bible may serve as a model for this verse.

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.