2 Esdras 16:7

7 Or repel an arrow shot by a strong archer?

2 Esdras 16:7 In-Context

5 Disasters are sent against you, and who can ward them off?

6 Can anyone ward off a hungry lion in the woods? Or put out a fire in dried hay, once it has begun to burn?

7 Or repel an arrow shot by a strong archer?

8 The Lord God sends disasters; who can ward them off?

9 His anger blazes like fire; who can extinguish it?