The King James Version Bible

2 Esdras 6:1-3

  1. And he said unto me, In the beginning, when the earth was made, before the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blew,

  2. Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of paradise were laid,

  3. Before the fair flowers were seen, or ever the moveable powers were established, before the innumerable multitude of angels were gathered together,