2 Esdras 3:28

28 "Then I said in my heart, Are the deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it has gained dominion over Zion?

2 Esdras 3:28 In-Context

26 in everything doing just as Adam and all his descendants had done, for they also had the evil heart.

27 So you handed over your city to your enemies.

28 "Then I said in my heart, Are the deeds of those who inhabit Babylon any better? Is that why it has gained dominion over Zion?

29 For when I came here I saw ungodly deeds without number, and my soul has seen many sinners during these thirty years. And my heart failed me,

30 because I have seen how you endure those who sin, and have spared those who act wickedly, and have destroyed your people, and protected your enemies,