2 Esdras 11:1-10

1. 1 Then saw I a dream, and, behold, there came up from the sea an eagle, which had twelve feathered wings, and three heads.

2. 2 And I saw, and, behold, she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the winds of the air blew on her, and were gathered together.

3. 3 And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers; and they became little feathers and small.

4. 4 But her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than the other, yet rested it with the residue.

5. 5 Moreover I beheld, and, lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon earth, and over them that dwelt therein.

6. 6 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth.

7. 7 And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying,

8. 8 Watch not all at once: sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course:

9. 9 But let the heads be preserved for the last.

10. 10 And I beheld, and, lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but from the midst of her body.

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