2 Esdras 9:3

3 So when there shall appear in the world earthquakes, tumult of peoples, intrigues of nations, wavering of leaders, confusion of princes,

2 Esdras 9:3 In-Context

1 He answered me and said, "Measure carefully in your mind, and when you see that some of the predicted signs have occurred,

2 then you will know that it is the very time when the Most High is about to visit the world that he has made.

3 So when there shall appear in the world earthquakes, tumult of peoples, intrigues of nations, wavering of leaders, confusion of princes,

4 then you will know that it was of these that the Most High spoke from the days that were of old, from the beginning.

5 For just as with everything that has occurred in the world, the beginning is evident, and the end manifest;