2 Esdras 11:5

5 While I was watching, the eagle flew up in the air and became ruler of the whole earth and all its people.

2 Esdras 11:5 In-Context

3 Then from its wings I saw rival wings begin to grow, but they were small and insignificant.

4 All three heads of the eagle were asleep, even the middle one, which was larger than the others.

5 While I was watching, the eagle flew up in the air and became ruler of the whole earth and all its people.

6 I saw how everything on earth was brought under the eagle's control - no one on earth was able to oppose it.

7 Then I saw the eagle stand up on its claws and say to its wings,