38 I said, “O Lord, truly you spoke at the beginning of the creation, on the first day, and said this: ‘Let heaven and earth be made,’ and your word perfected the work. (WEB) 39 Then the spirit was hovering, and darkness and silence were on every side. The sound of man’s voice was not yet there. (WEB)
2 Esdras 6:38–39
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