2 Esdras 6:46-48

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁴⁶ and you commanded them to serve humankind, about to be formed.

⁴⁷ ‘On the fifth day you commanded the seventh part, where the water had been gathered together, to bring forth living creatures, birds, and fishes; and so it was done. ⁴⁸ The dumb and lifeless water produced living creatures, as it was commanded, so that therefore the nations might declare your wondrous works.