2 Esdras 16:4

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

2 Esdras 16:4 In-Context

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?

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?