2 Esdras 5:28

28 And now, O Lord, why hast Thou given this one people over unto many? And upon the one root hast Thou prepared others; and why hast Thou scattered Thy only one people among many?

2 Esdras 5:28 In-Context

26 and of all the fowls that are created Thou hast named Thee one dove, and of all the flocks that are made Thou hast provided Thee one sheep,

27 and among all the multitudes of people Thou hast gotten Thee one people; and unto this people, whom Thou loved, Thou gavest a law that is approved by all.

28 And now, O Lord, why hast Thou given this one people over unto many? And upon the one root hast Thou prepared others; and why hast Thou scattered Thy only one people among many?

29 And they who did gainsay Thy promises and believed not Thy covenants have trodden them down.

30 If Thou didst so much hate Thy people, yet shouldest Thou punish them with Thine own hands."