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Calamities have been sent upon you, and who is there to drive them away? Can one drive off a hungry lion in the forest, or quench a fire in the stubble once it has started to burn?[a] Can one turn back an arrow shot by a strong archer?

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  1. 2 Esdras 16:6 Other ancient authorities read fire when dry straw has been set on fire

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