2 Esdras 7:53-55

Revised Standard Version

⁵³ I said, “Lord, how could that be?”

⁵⁴ And he said to me, “Not only that, but ask the earth and she will tell you; defer to her, and she will declare it to you. ⁵⁵ Say to her, ‘You produce gold and silver and brass, and also iron and lead and clay;