2 Esdras 6:55-59

Common English Bible

⁵⁵ “I have said all these things before you, Lord, because you have said that you created the oldest age^[a] for our sake. ⁵⁶ You have said that the other nations born of Adam are nothing, that they are like spit, and you have compared their abundance to a drop from a pitcher. ⁵⁷ But look now, Lord! These nations that are valued as nothing rule over us and devour us, ⁵⁸ while we, your people, whom you have called your oldest offspring, your one and only child, those who are zealous for you, your dearest ones, are handed over to them. ⁵⁹ If the world was created for our sake, why don’t we possess our world as an inheritance? How long will this situation last?”