2 Esdras 16:2

2 Dress yourselves in mourning clothes. Howl over your children and grieve for them, because distress has drawn near to you.

2 Esdras 16:2 In-Context

1 How terrible it will be for you, Babylon and Asia! How terrible for you, Egypt and Syria!

2 Dress yourselves in mourning clothes. Howl over your children and grieve for them, because distress has drawn near to you.

3 The sword has been sent against you, and who can turn it away?

4 Fire has been sent against you, and who can extinguish it?

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