2 Esdras 6:55-57

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,