2 Esdras 1:23

23 in spite of your insults I did not send fire upon you. Instead, I made the water fit to drink by throwing wood into the river.

2 Esdras 1:23 In-Context

21 I divided fertile lands among you and drove out the Canaanites, the Perizzites, and the Philistines who opposed your advance. What more could I have done for you?

22 "The Lord Almighty says: There in the desert by the river of bitter water when you were thirsty and cursed me,

23 in spite of your insults I did not send fire upon you. Instead, I made the water fit to drink by throwing wood into the river.

24 People of Israel, what can I do with you? People of Judah, you refuse to obey me. So I will turn to other nations and make them my people. They will keep my laws.

25 Because you have abandoned me, I will abandon you. You will beg me for mercy, but I will show you none.