1 Esdras 4:9

9 if he tells them to cut down, they cut down; if he tells them to plant, they plant.

1 Esdras 4:9 In-Context

7 And yet he is only one man! If he tells them to kill, they kill; if he tells them to release, they release;

8 if he tells them to attack, they attack; if he tells them to lay waste, they lay waste; if he tells them to build, they build;

9 if he tells them to cut down, they cut down; if he tells them to plant, they plant.

10 All his people and his armies obey him. Furthermore, he reclines, he eats and drinks and sleeps,

11 but they keep watch around him, and no one may go away to attend to his own affairs, nor do they disobey him.