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A fire has been sent upon you, and who is there to quench it? Calamities have been sent upon you, and who is there to drive them away? Can one drive off a hungry lion in the forest, or quench a fire in the stubble once it has started to burn?[a]

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  1. 2 Esdras 16:6 Other ancient authorities read fire when dry straw has been set on fire

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