2 Esdras 3:4

4 "O sovereign Lord, did you not speak at the beginning when you planted the earth—and that without help—and commanded the dust

2 Esdras 3:4 In-Context

2 because I saw the desolation of Zion and the wealth of those who lived in Babylon.

3 My spirit was greatly agitated, and I began to speak anxious words to the Most High, and said,

4 "O sovereign Lord, did you not speak at the beginning when you planted the earth—and that without help—and commanded the dust

5 and it gave you Adam, a lifeless body? Yet he was the creation of your hands, and you breathed into him the breath of life, and he was made alive in your presence.

6 And you led him into the garden that your right hand had planted before the earth appeared.

Footnotes

• [a]. Other ancient authorities read [formed]
• [b]. Syr Ethiop: Lat [people] or [world]