27. When I looked up, I could no longer see the woman, but there was a city built on huge foundations. I was afraid and shouted,
28. “Where is the angel Uriel, who came to me earlier? It is his fault that I am so confused. My prayer is useless, and I have nothing to hope for but death.”
29. I was still speaking when the angel Uriel appeared again. He saw me
30. lying there unconscious like a corpse, so he took hold of my right-hand, gave me strength, and stood me on my feet. Then he asked,
31. “What's the matter? Why are you so disturbed and confused?”
32. I answered, “You abandoned me completely! I did as you told me and came out to this field, but I cannot explain what I am seeing.”
33. “Stand up straight,” he answered, “and I will explain it to you.”
34. “Sir,” I answered, “please explain it to me. I will die in my frustration if you leave me,
35. for I cannot understand what I have seen and heard.
36. Or is my mind playing tricks on me, and this is just a bad dream?
37. I beg you, sir, tell me what this vision means.”
38. The angel said, “Now listen closely, and I will explain the meaning of these things that you fear. God Most High has revealed many secrets to you
39. because he has seen that you have lived a righteous life and have always grieved and mourned for your people and for Jerusalem.
40. This is what the vision means: a woman appeared to you a little while ago,
41. and when you saw that she was mourning, you tried to console her.
42-43. The woman told you about the death of her son. Then she vanished from your sight, and a whole city appeared. This is the meaning:
44. the woman you saw is Jerusalem, which you now see as a completed city.
45. When she told you that for thirty years she had had no children, it meant that for 3,000 years no offerings had yet been made there.
46. Then Solomon built the city, and sacrifices began to be offered there. At that time the childless woman gave birth to her son.
47. When she told you that she took great care in bringing the son up, that referred to the period when Jerusalem was inhabited.
48. When she told you of the death of her son on his wedding day, that meant the destruction of Jerusalem.