2 Esdras 16:17-19

Common English Bible

¹⁷ I am doomed! I am doomed! Who will save me when those days arrive?

¹⁸ The beginning of groaning and an abundance of sighing! The beginning of famine, and many will perish; the beginning of wars, and powerful ones will be afraid; the beginning of disasters, and all will be terrified. ¹⁹ What will they do when the disasters come?