2 Esdras 16:48

48 the more angry the Lord will become with them because of their sin. This is what the Lord says.

2 Esdras 16:48 In-Context

46 Foreigners will harvest the crops, seize the wealth, tear down the houses, and carry off the children as slaves. Anyone who has children will be bringing them up to be slaves or to die of starvation.

47 Anyone who makes money will do so only to see it violently taken away. The more possessions people gather, the more they spend on their cities and houses, the more attention they give to their personal appearance,

48 the more angry the Lord will become with them because of their sin. This is what the Lord says.

49 Just as a respectable woman despises a prostitute,

50 so righteousness despises sinfulness, no matter how attractive it may look. Righteousness will expose every sin in the world and condemn it face-to-face when her Defender comes.