2 Esdras 11:42
King James VersionSource notes
“For thou hast afflicted the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable, thou hast loved liars, and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm.”
Context
39Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts, whom I made to reign in my world, that the end of their times might come through them?
40And the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had power over the world with great fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the earth with much wicked oppression; and so long time dwelt he upon the earth with deceit.
41For the earth hast thou not judged with truth.
42For thou hast afflicted the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable, thou hast loved liars, and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm.
43Therefore is thy wrongful dealing come up unto the Highest, and thy pride unto the Mighty.
44The Highest also hath looked upon the proud times, and, behold, they are ended, and his abominations are fulfilled.
45And therefore appear no more, thou eagle, nor thy horrible wings, nor thy wicked feathers nor thy malicious heads, nor thy hurtful claws, nor all thy vain body: