2 Esdras 6:58

58 But we thy people, whom thou hast called thy first-born, only begotten, zealous for thee, and most dear, have been given into their hands.

2 Esdras 6:58 In-Context

56 As for the other nations which have descended from Adam, thou hast said that they are nothing, and that they are like spittle, and thou hast compared their abundance to a drop from a bucket.

57 And now, O Lord, behold, these nations, which are reputed as nothing, domineer over us and devour us.

58 But we thy people, whom thou hast called thy first-born, only begotten, zealous for thee, and most dear, have been given into their hands.

59 If the world has indeed been created for us, why do we not possess our world as an inheritance? How long will this be so?"