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He answered me, and said, As for the tokens whereof thou askest me, I may tell thee of them
in part: but as touching thy life, I am not sent to shew thee; for I do not know it.
CHAPTER ESDRAS 5
Nevertheless as coming the tokens, behold, the days shall come, that they which dwell upon earth
shall be taken in a great number, and the way of truth shall be hidden, and the land shall be barren
of faith.
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But iniquity shall be increased above that which now thou seest, or that thou hast heard long
ago.
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And the land, that thou seest now to have root, shalt thou see wasted suddenly.
4
But if the most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third trumpet that the sun shall
suddenly shine again in the night, and the moon thrice in the day:
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And blood shall drop out of wood, and the stone shall give his voice, and the people shall be
troubled:
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And even he shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall
take their flight away together:
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And the Sodomitish sea shall cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have
not known: but they shall all hear the voice thereof.
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There shall be a confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the
wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters:
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And salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then shall
wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into his secret chamber,
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And shall be sought of many, and yet not be found: then shall unrighteousness and incontinency
be multiplied upon earth.
11
One land also shall ask another, and say, Is righteousness that maketh a man righteous gone
through thee? And it shall say, No.
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At the same time shall men hope, but nothing obtain: they shall labour, but their ways shall
not prosper.
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To shew thee such tokens I have leave; and if thou wilt pray again, and weep as now, and fast
even days, thou shalt hear yet greater things.
14
Then I awaked, and an extreme fearfulness went through all my body, and my mind was
troubled, so that it fainted.
15
So the angel that was come to talk with me held me, comforted me, and set me up upon my
feet.
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And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto
me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy?
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Knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity?
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