2 Esdras 14:42

42 God Most High also gave wisdom to the five men with me, and they took turns writing down what I said. They used an alphabet that they had not known before, and worked for forty days, writing in the daytime and eating at night.

2 Esdras 14:42 In-Context

40 which I took and drank. When I had drunk it, my mind overflowed with understanding, and wisdom increased within me as my memory became perfect.

41 I began to speak and went on talking without stopping.

42 God Most High also gave wisdom to the five men with me, and they took turns writing down what I said. They used an alphabet that they had not known before, and worked for forty days, writing in the daytime and eating at night.

43 I spoke all day long, and I was not silent even at night.

44 During the forty days, ninety-four books were written.

Footnotes

• [a] [Some ancient translations] an alphabet; [Latin unclear.]