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 mourning; the beginning of famine, and many will perish; the beginning of wars, and the powers will stand in fear; the beginning of calamities, and all will tremble! What will they do when the calamities come? (WEB) 19 Behold, famine and plague, suffering and anguish! They are sent as scourges for correction. (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:17–19
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2 Esdras 16:4–6
4 A fire has been sent upon you, and who is there to quench it? (WEB) 5 Calamities are sent upon you, and who is there to drive them away? (WEB) 6 Can one drive away a hungry lion in the forest? Can one quench a fire in stubble, once it has begun to burn? (WEB)
2 Esdras 15:4–6
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2 Esdras 16:36–38
36 Behold, the Lord’s word: receive it. Don’t doubt the things about which the Lord speaks. (WEB) 37 Behold, the calamities draw near, and are not delayed. (WEB) 38 Just as a woman with child in the ninth month, when the hour of her delivery draws near, within two or three hours gr… (WEB)
2 Esdras 15:13–15
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2 Esdras 15:48–50
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2 Esdras 16:73–75
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