2 Esdras 5:1–13

Nevertheless ^aas concerning the tokens, behold, the days shall come, that they which dwell upon earth shall be taken in a great number, and the way of truth shall be hidden, and ^bthe land shall be barren of faith. ²But ^ciniquity shall be increased above that which now thou seest, or that thou hast heard long ago. ³And ^dthe land, that thou seest now to have root, shalt thou see wasted suddenly. ⁴But if the most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see ^eafter the third trumpet that ^fthe sun shall suddenly shine again in the night, and the moon thrice in the day: ⁵and ^gblood shall drop out of wood, and ^hthe stone shall give his voice, and the people shall be troubled: ⁶and even he shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall take their flight away together: ⁷and the Sodomitish sea shall cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known: but they shall all hear the voice thereof. ⁸There shall be a confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters: ⁹and salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then ⁱshall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into his ^jsecret chamber, ¹⁰and shall be sought of many, and yet not be found: then ^cshall unrighteousness and incontinency be multiplied upon earth. ¹¹One land also shall ask another, and say, Is righteousness that maketh a man righteous gone through thee? And it shall say, No. ¹²At the same time shall men hope, but nothing obtain: they shall labour, but their ways shall not prosper. ^13kTo shew thee such tokens I have leave; and if thou wilt pray again, and ^lweep as now, and ^lfast seven days, thou shalt hear yet greater things.