2 Esdras 6:57

57 And now, O Lord, behold, these heathen, who have ever been reputed as nothing, have begun to be lords over us and to devour us.

2 Esdras 6:57 In-Context

55 "All this have I spoken before Thee, O Lord, because Thou madest the world for our sakes.

56 As for the other people who also come from Adam, Thou hast said that they are nothing, but be like unto spittle, and hast likened the abundance of them unto a drop that falleth from a vessel.

57 And now, O Lord, behold, these heathen, who have ever been reputed as nothing, have begun to be lords over us and to devour us.

58 But we, Thy people, whom Thou hast called Thy first-born, Thy only begotten and Thy fervent lover, are given into their hands.

59 If the world now be made for our sakes, why do we not possess an inheritance with the world? How long shall this endure?"