2 Esdras 9:18

18 Before I created this world or the people who would live in it, no one opposed me, because no one existed.

2 Esdras 9:18 In-Context

16 it is like a wave compared with a drop of water."

17 He answered, "The seed to be planted depends on the soil; the color of the flower depends on the kind of flower; the quality of a product depends on the skill of the worker; and the size of the harvest depends on how hard the farmer has worked.

18 Before I created this world or the people who would live in it, no one opposed me, because no one existed.

19 When I had created the world, I supplied it with an abundance of food and a Law of profound wisdom, but the people I created lived corrupt lives.

20 I looked at my world and saw that it was ruined. I saw that my earth was in danger of being destroyed by the wicked plans of the people who had come into it.