Font Size
2 Esdras 16:5-7
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Esdras 16:5-7
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
5 Calamities have been sent upon you, and who is there to drive them away? 6 Can one drive off a hungry lion in the forest, or quench a fire in the stubble once it has started to burn?[a] 7 Can one turn back an arrow shot by a strong archer?
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2 Esdras 16:6 Other ancient authorities read fire when dry straw has been set on fire
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
NRSV Catholic Bible, Large Print, Comfort Print, Leathersoft, Black
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $40.99
Save: $19.00 (32%)
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Easter Lily--hardcover
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $19.99
Save: $10.00 (33%)
NRSV Popular Text Anglicized Bible, French Morocco Leather, black
Retail: $120.00
Our Price: $108.00
Save: $12.00 (10%)
NRSV Catholic Bible, Large Print, Comfort Print, Leathersoft, Brown
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $40.99
Save: $19.00 (32%)
NRSVCE Sacraments of Initiation Catholic Bible, Comfort Print--soft leather-look, brown
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $29.99
Save: $15.00 (33%)