14 And we are left in the darkness, And amid the trees of the forest, And the thirst of the wilderness.' (2BA)
2 Baruch 77:14
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2 Baruch 46:1–3
1 And my son and the elders of the people answered and said unto me: 'Has the Mighty One humiliated us to such a degree As to take thee from us quickly? (2BA) 2 And truly we shall be in darkness, And there shall be no light to the people who are left (2BA) 3 For where again shal… (2BA)
Job 22:10–12
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19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set. 20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl. 21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
Isaiah 8:21–22
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2 Baruch 36:8–9
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2 Baruch 35:4–5
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Ezekiel 19:12–14
12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. 13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. 14 Fire has gone out from i…
2 Esdras 16:25–27
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