2 Esdras 6:46-48

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⁴⁶ and you commanded them to serve the human who was 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.^{(A) 48} The dumb and lifeless water produced living creatures, as it was commanded, so that therefore the nations might declare your wondrous works.