2 Esdras 6:2

2 and before the rumblings of thunder sounded, and before the flashes of lightning shone, and before the foundations of paradise were laid,

2 Esdras 6:2 In-Context

1 And he said to me, "At the beginning of the circle of the earth, before the portals of the world were in place, and before the assembled winds blew,

2 and before the rumblings of thunder sounded, and before the flashes of lightning shone, and before the foundations of paradise were laid,

3 and before the beautiful flowers were seen, and before the powers of movement were established, and before the innumerable hosts of angels were gathered together,

4 and before the heights of the air were lifted up, and before the measures of the firmaments were named, and before the footstool of Zion was established,

5 and before the present years were reckoned; and before the imaginations of those who now sin were estranged, and before those who stored up treasures of faith were sealed --