Then the spirit was hovering, and darkness and silence were on every side. The sound of man’s voice was not yet there.
KJV
2 Esdras 6:39
And then was the spirit, and darkness and silence were on every side; the sound of man’s voice was not yet formed.
Parallel Translations
And then was there the spirit, and the darknes was on euerie side with silence: there was no mans voyce as yet created of thee.