4 But if the Most High grants you to live, you will see troubles after the third period. The sun will suddenly shine in the night, and the moon in the day. (WEB) 5 Blood will drop out of wood, and the stone will utter its voice. The peoples will be troubled, and the stars will fall. (WEB) 6 He will rule whom those who dwell on the earth don’t expect, and the birds will fly away together. (WEB)
2 Esdras 5:4–6
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2 Esdras 12:12–14
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