1
Woe to you, Babylon and Asia! Woe to you, Egypt and Syria!
2
Gird yourselves with sackcloth and haircloth, 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, when once it has begun to burn?
7
Can one turn back an arrow shot by a strong archer?
8
The Lord God sends calamities, and who will drive them away?
9
Fire will go forth from his wrath, and who is there to quench it?