2 Esdras 7:53

53 I said, “Lord, how could that be?”

2 Esdras 7:53 In-Context

51 Inasmuch as you have said that the righteous are not many but few, while the ungodly abound, hear the explanation for this.

52 “If you have just a few precious stones, will you add to them lead and clay?”[o]

53 I said, “Lord, how could that be?”

54 And he said to me, “Not only that, but ask the earth and she will tell you; defer to her, and she will declare it to you.

55 Say to her, ‘You produce gold and silver and bronze, and also iron and lead and clay;