2 Esdras 16:34-36

Common English Bible

³⁴ Virgins will mourn, having no bridegrooms; women will mourn, having no husbands; their daughters will mourn, having no support. ³⁵ Their grooms will be killed in war, and their husbands will perish from famine.

Exhortations to God’s suffering people

³⁶ Listen to these things and understand them, you servants of the Lord.