2 Esdras 16:6

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?

2 Esdras 16:6 In-Context

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?

7 Or repel an arrow shot by a strong archer?

8 The Lord God sends disasters; who can ward them off?