2 Esdras 5:22

22 Then my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began once more to speak words in the presence of the Most High.

2 Esdras 5:22 In-Context

20 So I fasted seven days, mourning and weeping, as the angel Uriel had commanded me.

21 After seven days the thoughts of my heart were very grievous to me again.

22 Then my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began once more to speak words in the presence of the Most High.

23 I said, "O sovereign Lord, from every forest of the earth and from all its trees you have chosen one vine,

24 and from all the lands of the world you have chosen for yourself one region, and from all the flowers of the world you have chosen for yourself one lily,