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2 Esdras 16:5

May any man driue away an hungrie lion in the wood? or quenche the fyre in stubble when it hathe once begonne to burne? may one turne againe the arowe, that is shot of a strong archer?

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
Plagues are sent unto you, and what is he that may drive them away?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Calamities are sent upon you, and who is there to drive them away?
World English Bible