made in her.
2 Esdr 10:46 But after thirty years Solomon builded the city and offered offerings: and then bare the barren a son.
2 Esdr 10:47 And whereas she told thee that she nourished him with labour: that was the dwelling in Jerusalem.
2 Esdr 10:48 But whereas she said unto thee, That my son coming into his marriage chamber happened to have a fail, and died: this was the destruction that came to Jerusalem.
2 Esdr 10:49 And, behold, thou sawest her likeness, and because she mourned for her son, thou begannest to comfort her: and of these things which have chanced, these are to be opened unto thee.
2 Esdr 10:50 For now the most High seeth that thou art grieved unfeignedly, and sufferest from thy whole heart for her, so hath he shewed thee the brightness of her glory, and the comeliness of her beauty:
2 Esdr 10:51 And therefore I bade thee remain in the field where no house was builded:
2 Esdr 10:52 For I knew that the Highest would shew this unto thee.
2 Esdr 10:53 Therefore I commanded thee to go into the field, where no foundation of any building was.
2 Esdr 10:54 For in the place wherein the Highest beginneth to shew his city, there can no man's building be able to stand.
2 Esdr 10:55 And therefore fear not, let not thine heart be affrighted, but go thy way in, and see the beauty and greatness of the building, as much as thine eyes be able to see:
2 Esdr 10:56 And then shalt thou hear as much as thine ears may comprehend.
2 Esdr 10:57 For thou art blessed above many other, and art called with the Highest; and so are but few.
2 Esdr 10:58 But to morrow at night thou shalt remain here;
2 Esdr 10:59 And so shall the Highest shew thee visions of the high things, which the most High will do unto them that dwell upon the earth in the last days. So I slept that night and another, like as he commanded me.
2 Esdr 11:1 Then saw I a dream, and, behold, there came up from the sea an eagle, which had twelve feathered wings, and three heads.
2 Esdr 11:2 And I saw, and, behold, she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the winds of the air blew on her, and were gathered together.
2 Esdr 11:3 And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers; and they became little feathers and small.
2 Esdr 11:4 But her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than the other, yet rested it with the residue.
2 Esdr 11:5 Moreover I beheld, and, lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon earth, and over them that dwelt therein.
2 Esdr 11:6 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth.
2 Esdr 11:7 And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying,
2 Esdr 11:8 Watch not all at once: sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course:
2 Esdr 11:9 But let the heads be preserved for the last.
2 Esdr 11:10 And I beheld, and, lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but from the midst of her body.
2 Esdr 11:11 And I numbered her contrary feathers, and, behold, there were eight of them.
2 Esdr 11:12 And I looked, and, behold, on the right side there arose one feather, and reigned over all the earth;
2 Esdr 11:13 And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof appeared no more: so the next following stood up, and reigned, and had a great time;
2 Esdr 11:14 And it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came also, like as the first, so that it appeared no more.
2 Esdr 11:15 Then came there a voice unto it, and said,
2 Esdr 11:16 Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say unto thee, before thou beginnest to appear no more,
2 Esdr 11:17 There shall none after thee attain unto thy time, neither unto the half thereof.
2 Esdr 11:18 Then arose the third, and reigned as the other before, and appeared no more also.
2 Esdr 11:19 So went it with all the residue one after another, as that every one reigned, and then appeared no more.
2 Esdr 11:20 Then I beheld, and, lo, in process of time the feathers that followed stood up upon the right side, that they might rule also; and some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more:
2 Esdr 11:21 For some of them were set up, but ruled not.
2 Esdr 11:22 After this I looked, and, behold, the twelve feathers appeared no more, nor the two little feathers:
2 Esdr 11:23 And there was no more upon the eagle's body, but three heads that rested, and six little wings.
2 Esdr 11:24 Then saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six, and remained under the head that was upon the right side: for the four continued in their place.
2 Esdr 11:25 And I beheld, and, lo, the feathers that were under the wing thought to set up themselves and to have the rule.
2 Esdr 11:26 And I beheld, and, lo, there was one set up, but shortly it appeared no more.
2 Esdr 11:27 And the second was sooner away than the first.
2 Esdr 11:28 And I beheld, and, lo, the two that remained thought also in themselves to reign:
2 Esdr 11:29 And when they so thought, behold, there awaked one of the heads that were at rest, namely, it that was in the midst; for that was greater than the two other heads.
2 Esdr 11:30 And then I saw that the two other heads were joined with it.
2 Esdr 11:31 And, behold, the head was turned with them that were with it, and did eat up the two feathers under the wing that would have reigned.
2 Esdr 11:32 But this head put the whole earth in fear, and bare rule in it over all those that dwelt upon the earth with much oppression; and it had the governance of the world more than all the wings that had been.
2 Esdr 11:33 And after this I beheld, and, lo, the head that was in the midst suddenly appeared no more, like as the wings.
2 Esdr 11:34 But there remained the two heads, which also in like sort ruled upon the earth, and over those that dwelt therein.
2 Esdr 11:35 And I beheld, and, lo, the head upon the right side devoured it that was upon the left side.
2 Esdr 11:36 Then I head a voice, which said unto me, Look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest.
2 Esdr 11:37 And I beheld, and lo, as it were a roaring lion chased out of the wood: and I saw that he sent out a man's voice unto the eagle, and said,
2 Esdr 11:38 Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the Highest shall say unto thee,
2 Esdr 11:39 Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts, whom I made to reign in my world,
