17
They were stricken also with loss of sight— just as were those at the door of the righteous man— when, surrounded by yawning darkness, all of them tried to find the way through their own doors.
15
And not only so—but, while punishment of some sort will come upon the former for having received strangers with hostility,
16
the latter, having first received them with festal celebrations, afterward afflicted with terrible sufferings those who had already shared the same rights.
17
They were stricken also with loss of sight— just as were those at the door of the righteous man— when, surrounded by yawning darkness, all of them tried to find the way through their own doors.
18
For the elements changed places with one another, as on a harp the notes vary the nature of the rhythm, while each note remains the same. This may be clearly inferred from the sight of what took place.
19
For land animals were transformed into water creatures, and creatures that swim moved over to the land.
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