2 Esdras 3:2

2 because I saw the desolation of Zion and the wealth of those who lived in Babylon.

2 Esdras 3:2 In-Context

1 In the thirtieth year after the destruction of the city, I was in Babylon—I, Salathiel, who am also called Ezra. I was troubled as I lay on my bed, and my thoughts welled up in my heart,

2 because I saw the desolation of Zion and the wealth of those who lived in Babylon.

3 My spirit was greatly agitated, and I began to speak anxious words to the Most High, and said,

4 "O sovereign Lord, did you not speak at the beginning when you planted the earth—and that without help—and commanded the dust

5 and it gave you Adam, a lifeless body? Yet he was the creation of your hands, and you breathed into him the breath of life, and he was made alive in your presence.