13
He is like a mighty archer whose strong right arm bends the bow. His arrows are sharp and never miss their mark once they are shot out toward any part of the earth.
14
He has already sent out his disasters toward the earth, and they will not miss their target.
15
The fire has been lit, and it cannot be put out until it burns up the foundations of the earth.
16
The disasters are on their way toward the earth, and like an arrow shot by a strong archer, they cannot be turned back.
17
I'm doomed! I'm doomed! Who will rescue me in those days?
18
Troubles will come, and many people will groan. Famine will come, and many will die. Wars will come, and the world powers will tremble. Disasters will come, and everyone will be terrified. What will people do when these disasters come?
19
Famine, epidemics, troubles, and suffering are sent to punish and correct people.
20
But in spite of all this, they will not turn away from their sins; they soon forget their punishment.
21
The time is coming when food will be so cheap that people will think a time of peace and plenty has arrived. But then disasters will spring up everywhere - wars, famine, and great confusion.
22
Many people on earth will starve to death, and those who escape starvation will be killed in war.
23
Their corpses will be thrown out like garbage, and there will be no one left to comfort the living. The earth will be deserted and its cities demolished.