16:12 The earth quaketh, and the foundations thereof; the sea ariseth
up with waves from the deep, and the waves of it are troubled, and the
fishes thereof also, before the Lord, and before the glory of his
power:
16:13 For strong is his right hand that bendeth the bow, his arrows
that he shooteth are sharp, and shall not miss, when they begin to be
shot into the ends of the world.
16:14 Behold, the plagues are sent, and shall not return again, until
they come upon the earth.
16:15 The fire is kindled, and shall not be put out, till it consume
the foundation of the earth.
16:16 Like as an arrow which is shot of a mighty archer returneth not
backward: even so the plagues that shall be sent upon earth shall not
return again.
16:17 Woe is me! woe is me! who will deliver me in those days?
16:18 The beginning of sorrows and great mournings; the beginning of
famine and great death; the beginning of wars, and the powers shall
stand in fear; the beginning of evils! what shall I do when these evils
shall come?
16:19 Behold, famine and plague, tribulation and anguish, are sent as
scourges for amendment.
16:20 But for all these things they shall not turn from their
wickedness, nor be always mindful of the scourges.
16:21 Behold, victuals shall be so good cheap upon earth, that they
shall think themselves to be in good case, and even then shall evils
grow upon earth, sword, famine, and great confusion.
16:22 For many of them that dwell upon earth shall perish of famine;
and the other, that escape the hunger, shall the sword destroy.
16:23 And the dead shall be cast out as dung, and there shall be no man
to comfort them: for the earth shall be wasted, and the cities shall be
cast down.
16:24 There shall be no man left to till the earth, and to sow it
16:25 The trees shall give fruit, and who shall gather them?
16:26 The grapes shall ripen, and who shall tread them? for all places
shall be desolate of men:
16:27 So that one man shall desire to see another, and to hear his
voice.
16:28 For of a city there shall be ten left, and two of the field,
which shall hide themselves in the thick groves, and in the clefts of
the rocks.
16:29 As in an orchard of Olives upon every tree there are left three
or four olives;
16:30 Or as when a vineyard is gathered, there are left some clusters
of them that diligently seek through the vineyard:
16:31 Even so in those days there shall be three or four left by them
that search their houses with the sword.
16:32 And the earth shall be laid waste, and the fields thereof shall
wax old, and her ways and all her paths shall grow full of thorns,
because no man shall travel therethrough.
16:33 The virgins shall mourn, having no bridegrooms; the women shall
mourn, having no husbands; their daughters shall mourn, having no
helpers.
16:34 In the wars shall their bridegrooms be destroyed, and their
husbands shall perish of famine.
16:35 Hear now these things and understand them, ye servants of the
Lord.
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