2 Esdras 16:16-18

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¹⁶ Just as an arrow shot by a mighty archer does not return, so the calamities that are sent upon the earth shall not return.^{(A) 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.