And an innumerable multitude shall be gathered together, as you saw, desiring to come and conquer him: See 2Esdras 13.5. An alternative model for this verse and the previous one is:

• 33 When he speaks, the fighting men of every nation will leave their own countries, forget the wars they have been fighting against each other, 34 and join together in countless numbers to conquer him, just as you saw.

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.