2 Esdras 5:28-30

Common English Bible

²⁸ Now, Lord, why did you give the one to the many? Why dishonor^[a] the one root above all the rest, and scatter your only one among the many? ²⁹ Those who have denied your promises have trampled those who believed in your covenants! ³⁰ If you really hate your people, they should be punished with your own hands.