Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of paradise were laid,
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2 Esdras 6:2
Before the noyce of thundres sounded, before the bright lightening did shine forthe, before the fundacions of Paradise were laide:
Parallel Translations
before the voices of the thunder sounded and before the flashes of the lightning shone, before the foundations of paradise were laid,