37 And whilst they are meditating these things, Then envy shall arise in those who had not thought aught of themselves (?) And passion shall seize him that is peaceful, And many shall be stirred up in anger to injure many, And they shall rouse up armies in order to shed blood, And in the end they shall perish together with them. (2BA) 38 And it shall come to pass at the self-same time, That a change of times shall manifestly appear to every man, Because in all those times they polluted themselves And they practised oppression, And walked every man in his own works, And remembered not the law of the Mighty One. (2BA) 39 Therefore a fire shall consume their thoughts, And in flame shall the meditations of their reins be tried; For the Judge shall come and will not tarry. (2BA)
2 Baruch 48:37–39
Semantically similar passages
2 Baruch 48:31–33
31 thou shalt surely be taken up, as I before told thee. For that time shall arise which brings affliction; for it shall come and pass by with quick vehemence, and it shall be turbulent coming in (2BA) 32 the heat of indignation. And it shall come to pass in those days th… (2BA)
Book of Enoch 54:9–10
9 And they shall destroy all who dwell on the earth and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven. (ENO) 10 And when they have recognized their unrighteousness which they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall they perish.’ (ENO)
Book of Enoch 99:15–16
15 Woe to them who work unrighteousness and help oppression, And slay their neighbours until the day of the great judgement. (ENO) 16 For He shall cast down your glory, And bring affliction on your hearts, And shall arouse His fierce indignation And destroy you all with t… (ENO)
Wisdom of Solomon 5:22–23
22 Hailstones full of wrath will be hurled as from a catapult. The water of the sea will be angered against them. Rivers will sternly overwhelm them. (WEB) 23 A mighty wind will encounter them. It will winnow them away like a tempest. So lawlessness will make all the land… (WEB)
Book of Enoch 91:6–8
6 And unrighteousness shall again be consummated on the earth, And all the deeds of unrighteousness and of violence And transgression shall prevail in a twofold degree. (ENO) 7 And when sin and unrighteousness and blasphemy And violence in all kinds of deeds increase, A… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 97:4–6
4 Yea, ye shall fare like unto them, Against whom this word shall be a testimony: “Ye have been companions of sinners.” (ENO) 5 And in those days the prayer of the righteous shall reach unto the Lord, And for you the days of your judgement shall come. (ENO) 6 And all the words o… (ENO)
2 Baruch 70:1–3
1 'Hear therefore the interpretation of the last black waters which are to come [after the black]: this (2BA) 2 is the word. Behold! the days come, and it shall be when the time of the age has ripened, And the harvest of its evil and good seeds has come, That the Mighty… (2BA)
Book of Enoch 99:8–10
8 And they shall become godless by reason of the folly of their hearts, And their eyes shall be blinded through the fear of their hearts And through visions in their dreams. (ENO) 9 Through these they shall become godless and fearful; For they shall have wrought all the… (ENO)
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources