1 And my son and the elders of the people answered and said unto me: 'Has the Mighty One humiliated us to such a degree As to take thee from us quickly? (2BA) 2 And truly we shall be in darkness, And there shall be no light to the people who are left (2BA) 3 For where again shall we seek the law, Or who will distinguish for us between death and life?' (2BA)
2 Baruch 46:1–3
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2 Baruch 14:6–7
6 us life," but always feared Thee, and have not left Thy ways? And lo! they have been carried off, (2BA) 7 nor on their account hast Thou had mercy on Zion. And if others did evil, it was due to Zion, that on account of the works of those who wrought good works she sho… (2BA)
2 Baruch 33:2–3
2 said unto thee: "Look to this people till I go and make ready the rest of the brethren in Babylon, (2BA) 3 against whom has gone forth the sentence that they should be led into captivity"? And now if thou also forsakest us, it were good for us all to die before thee,… (2BA)
2 Baruch 52:1–2
1 And I answered and said: How can we forget those for whom woe is then reserved? (2BA) 2 And why therefore do we again mourn for those who die? Or why do we weep for those who depart to Sheol? (2BA)
2 Esdras 16:16–18
16 Just as an arrow which is shot by a mighty archer doesn’t return backward, even so the calamities that are sent out upon earth won’t return again. (WEB) 17 Woe is me! Woe is me! Who will deliver me in those days? (WEB) 18 The beginning of sorrows, when there will be great mourni… (WEB)
2 Baruch 3:8–9
8 aforetime and the age revert to primeval silence? And shall the multitude of souls be taken away, (2BA) 9 and the nature of man not again be named? And where is all that which Thou didst say to Moses regarding us?' (2BA)
2 Esdras 14:19–21
19 Then I answered and said, “Let me speak in your presence, O Lord. (WEB) 20 Behold, I will go, as you have commanded me, and reprove the people who now live, but who will warn those who will be born afterward? For the world is set in darkness, and those who dwell in it… (WEB) 21 … (WEB)
Sirach 41:7–9
7 Children will complain of an ungodly father, because they suffer disgrace because of him. (WEB) 8 Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the Most High God! (WEB) 9 If you are born, you will be born to a curse. If you die, a curse will be your portion. (WEB)
Ezra 9:9–11
9 Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jer…
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