2 Esdras 5:45

45 And I said, "As Thou hast said unto Thy servant that Thou, who givest life to all, hast given life at once to the creature that Thou hast created, and the creation bear it, even so it might now also bear those who now are present at once."

2 Esdras 5:45 In-Context

43 So I answered and said, "Couldest Thou not make those who have been made and who are now and who are to come, at once, that Thou mightest show Thy judgment the sooner?"

44 Then answered He me, and said, "The creature may not hasten above the Maker, neither may the world hold those at once who shall be created therein."

45 And I said, "As Thou hast said unto Thy servant that Thou, who givest life to all, hast given life at once to the creature that Thou hast created, and the creation bear it, even so it might now also bear those who now are present at once."

46 And He said unto me, "Ask the womb of a woman, and say unto her, `If thou bringest forth children, why doest thou it not together, but one after another?' Pray her therefore to bring forth ten children at once."

47 And I said, "She cannot, but must do it by distance of time."