7 Can one turn back an arrow that is shot by a strong archer? (WEB) 8 The Lord God sends the calamities, and who will drive them away? (WEB) 9 A fire will go out from his wrath, and who may quench it? (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:7–9
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2 Esdras 16:2–4
2 Put on sackcloth and garments of goats’ hair, wail for your children and lament; for your destruction is at hand. (WEB) 3 A sword has been sent upon you, and who is there to turn it back? (WEB) 4 A fire has been sent upon you, and who is there to quench it? (WEB)
Job 9:11–13
11 Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him. 12 If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’ 13 God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
Job 31:2–4
2 For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high? 3 Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity? 4 Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
Lamentations 3:36–38
36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve. 37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it? 38 Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
Isaiah 49:23–25
23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.” 24 Can the plunder be snatched from th…
Job 27:8–10
8 For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life? 9 Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? 10 Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
Psalms 56:6–8
6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life. 7 In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations. 8 You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
Habakkuk 1:16–17
16 Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich. 17 Will he, therefore, empty his net and continue to slay nations without mercy?
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