2 Esdras 8:18

18 But I have heard the swiftness of the Judge which is to come.

2 Esdras 8:18 In-Context

16 and for Thine inheritance, for whose cause I mourn, and for Israel, for whom I am heavy, and for Jacob, for whose sake I am troubled;

17 therefore will I begin to pray before Thee for myself and for them, for I see the failings of us that dwell in the land.

18 But I have heard the swiftness of the Judge which is to come.

19 Therefore hear my voice and understand my words, and I shall speak before Thee." This is the beginning of the words of Ezra, before he was taken up. And I said:

20 "O Lord, Thou that dwellest in everlastingness, who beholdest from above things in the heaven and in the air,