“Behold, calamities are sent forth and shall not return until they come over the earth. The fire is kindled, and shall not be put out until it consumes the foundations of the earth. Just as an arrow shot by a mighty archer does not return, so the calamities that are sent upon the earth shall not retu…”— Ezra, quod.lib.umich.eduTagged: God's Wrath
“Why must we pass from the world like locusts, and our life is like a vapor?”— Ezra, quod.lib.umich.eduTagged: Existential Crisis, lost, 4 Ezra 4:24, Death
“Because you have forsaken me, I also will forsake you. When you beg mercy of me, I will show you no mercy.”— Ezra, quod.lib.umich.eduTagged: 4 Ezra 1:25, The Old Law, Hebrew Law, An Eye for An Eye, Hammurabi's Code