2 Esdras 6:30-48
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30 And these words said he unto me; I am come to shew thee the time of the night to come.
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31 If thou wilt pray yet more, and fast seven days again, I shall tell thee greater things by day than I have heard.
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32 For thy voice is heard before the most High: for the Mighty hath seen thy righteous dealing, he hath seen also thy chastity, which thou hast had ever since thy youth.
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33 And therefore hath he sent me to shew thee all these things, and to say unto thee, Be of good comfort and fear not
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34 And hasten not with the times that are past, to think vain things, that thou mayest not hasten from the latter times.
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35 And it came to pass after this, that I wept again, and fasted seven days in like manner, that I might fulfil the three weeks which he told me.
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36 And in the eighth night was my heart vexed within me again, and I began to speak before the most High.
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37 For my spirit was greatly set on fire, and my soul was in distress.
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38 And I said, O Lord, thou spakest from the beginning of the creation, even the first day, and saidst thus; Let heaven and earth be made; and thy word was a perfect work.
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39 And then was the spirit, and darkness and silence were on every side; the sound of man's voice was not yet formed.
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40 Then commandedst thou a fair light to come forth of thy treasures, that thy work might appear.
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41 Upon the second day thou madest the spirit of the firmament, and commandedst it to part asunder, and to make a division betwixt the waters, that the one part might go up, and the other remain beneath.
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42 Upon the third day thou didst command that the waters should be gathered in the seventh part of the earth: six pats hast thou dried up, and kept them, to the intent that of these some being planted of God and tilled might serve thee.
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43 For as soon as thy word went forth the work was made.
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44 For immediately there was great and innumerable fruit, and many and divers pleasures for the taste, and flowers of unchangeable colour, and odours of wonderful smell: and this was done the third day.
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45 Upon the fourth day thou commandedst that the sun should shine, and the moon give her light, and the stars should be in order:
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46 And gavest them a charge to do service unto man, that was to be made.
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47 Upon the fifth day thou saidst unto the seventh part, where the waters were gathered that it should bring forth living creatures, fowls and fishes: and so it came to pass.
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48 For the dumb water and without life brought forth living things at the commandment of God, that all people might praise thy wondrous works.