2 Esdras 6:39

39 Then the spirit was blowing, and darkness and silence embraced everything; the sound of human voices was not yet there.

2 Esdras 6:39 In-Context

37 My spirit was greatly aroused, and my soul was in distress.

38 I said, "O Lord, you spoke at the beginning of creation, and said on the first day, "Let heaven and earth be made,' and your word accomplished the work.

39 Then the spirit was blowing, and darkness and silence embraced everything; the sound of human voices was not yet there.

40 Then you commanded a ray of light to be brought out from your store-chambers, so that your works could be seen.

41 "Again, on the second day, you created the spirit of the firmament, and commanded it to divide and separate the waters, so that one part might move upward and the other part remain beneath.

Footnotes

• [a]. Syr Ethiop: Lat [was not yet from you]