2 Esdras 16:6-11 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

6. Can anyone stop a hungry lion in the forest or put out a fire that is burning in straw

7. or turn back an arrow shot by a strong archer?

8. When the Lord God sends disaster, no one can hold it back.

9. No one can put out the blazing anger of the Lord.

10. When he sends lightning, no one can keep from trembling; and when it thunders, everyone is afraid.

11. When the Lord makes his threats, no one can keep from falling to the ground in his presence.

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