16:1 Woe be unto thee, Babylon, and Asia! woe be unto thee, Egypt and Syria!
16:2 Gird up yourselves with cloths of sack and hair, bewail your children, and be sorry; for your destruction is at hand.
16:3 A sword is sent upon you, and who may turn it back?
16:4 A fire is sent among you, and who may quench it?
16:5 Plagues are sent unto you, and what is he that may drive them away?
16:6 May any man drive away an hungry lion in the wood? or may any one quench the fire in stubble, when it hath begun to burn?
16:7 May one turn again the arrow that is shot of a strong archer?
16:8 The mighty Lord sendeth the plagues and who is he that can drive them away?
16:9 A fire shall go forth from his wrath, and who is he that may quench it?
16:10 He shall cast lightnings, and who shall not fear? he shall thunder, and who shall not be afraid?