2
Bind on sackcloth and cloth of goats' hair, and wail for your children, and lament for them; for your destruction is at hand.
3
The sword has been sent upon you, and who is there to turn it back?
4
A fire has been sent upon you, and who is there to quench it?
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?
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