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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2 Esdras 6:38
And I said, ô Lord, thou spakest expresly in the first creation (euen the first day) and commandedst * that the heauen and the earth shulde be made, and the worke followed thy worde.
Parallel Translations
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.