2 Esdras 1:23

I gave you not fire for your blasphemies, but cast a tree in the water, and made the river sweet.

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Overview of 2 Esdras 1:23

Summary

God transformed water quality instead of punishing blasphemy

Place

Wilderness

Event

God sweetens bitter water miraculously

Estimated Time Period

c. 1200 BC (historical), c. 100 BC (recording)