2 Esdras 4:15

15 And in like manner the waves of the sea also made a plan and said, `Come, let us go up and subdue the forest of the plain so that there also we may gain more territory for ourselves.'

2 Esdras 4:15 In-Context

13 He answered me and said, "I went into a forest of trees of the plain, and they made a plan

14 and said, `Come, let us go and make war against the sea, that it may recede before us, and that we may make for ourselves more forests.'

15 And in like manner the waves of the sea also made a plan and said, `Come, let us go up and subdue the forest of the plain so that there also we may gain more territory for ourselves.'

16 But the plan of the forest was in vain, for the fire came and consumed it;

17 likewise also the plan of the waves of the sea, for the sand stood firm and stopped them.