23 A fire has gone out from his wrath and has consumed the foundations of the earth and the sinners, like burnt straw. (WEB)
2 Esdras 15:23
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Deuteronomy 32:21–23
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2 Esdras 16:14–16
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2 Esdras 16:8–10
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