2 Esdras 6:2-4

Common English Bible

² before the voices
of the thunders sounded,
before the flashes of lightning shone,
before paradise’s foundations
were made firm,
³ before beautiful flowers were seen,
before the powers of movement
were established,
before the innumerable heavenly armies of angels were assembled,
⁴ before the heights of the air
were lifted up,
before the measures
of the firmament were named,
before Zion’s footstool was established,