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2 Esdras 16:17-19
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2 Esdras 16:17-19
Revised Standard Version
17 Alas for me! Alas for me! Who will deliver me in those days?
The Horror of the Last Days
18 The beginning of sorrows, when there shall be much lamentation; the beginning of famine, when many shall perish; the beginning of wars, when the powers shall be terrified; the beginning of calamities, when all shall tremble. What shall they do in these circumstances, when the calamities come? 19 Behold, famine and plague, tribulation and anguish are sent as scourges for the correction of men.
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