1
Woe be unto thee, Babylon and Asia! Woe be unto thee, Egypt and Syria!
2
Gird up yourselves with cloths of sack and hair; bewail your children and be sorry, for your destruction is at hand.
3
A sword is sent upon you, and who may turn it back?
4
A fire is sent among you, and who may quench it?
5
Plagues are sent unto you, and what is he that may drive them away?
6
May any man drive away a hungry lion in the wood? Or may anyone quench the fire in stubble, when it hath begun to burn?
7
May one turn back the arrow that is shot by a strong archer?
8
The mighty Lord sendeth the plagues, and who is he that can drive them away?
9
A fire shall go forth from His wrath,and who is he that may quench it?
10
He shall cast lightnings, and who shall not fear? He shall thunder, and who shall not be afraid?
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The Lord shall threaten, and who shall not be utterly beaten to powder at His presence?