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For what then have men lost their life, And for what have those who were on the earth exchanged their soul?

And when I had said these things I fell asleep there, and I saw a vision, and lo! a cloud was ascending from a very great sea, and I kept gazing upon it) and lo! it was full of waters white and black, and there were many colors in those self-same waters, and as it were the likeness of great lightning was seen at its summit.

2 Baruch 53:1

2 Baruch 53:3

And it came to pass after these things that that cloud began to pour upon the earth the waters that were in it.

2 Baruch 53:5

For in the first beginning they were black and many (Or a time, and afterwards I saw that the waters became bright, but they were not many, and after these things again I saw black (waters), and after these things again bright, and again black and again bright.

2 Baruch 53:5

2 Baruch 53:6

Now this was done twelve times, but the black were always more numerous than the bright.

2 Baruch 53:7

And it came to pass at the end of the cloud, that lo! it rained black waters, and they were darker than had been all those waters that were before, and fire was mingled with them, and where those waters descended, they wrought devastation and destruction.

2 Baruch 53:7

2 Baruch 53:11

And I saw after these things, and lo! twelve rivers were ascending from the sea, and they began to surround that lightning and to become subject to it.

2 Baruch 54:8

For if my members were mouths, And the hairs of my head voices, Even so I could not give you the reward of praise, Nor laud you as is befitting, Nor could I recount Your praise, Nor tell the glory of Your beauty.

2 Baruch 54:15

For though Adam first sinned And brought untimely death upon all, Yet of those who were born from him Each one of them has prepared for his own soul torment to come, And again each one of them has chosen for himself glories to come.

2 Baruch 56:9

And from these black (waters) again were black derived, and the darkness of darkness was produced.

2 Baruch 56:13

And then those who did so were tormented in chains.

2 Baruch 57:2

Because at that time the unwritten law was named amongst them, And the works of the commandments were then fulfilled, And belief in the coming judgment was then generated, And hope of the world that was to be renewed was then built up, And the promise of the life that should come hereafter was implanted.

2 Baruch 59:3

But also the heavens at that time were shaken from their place, and those who were under the throne of the Mighty One were perturbed, when He was taking Moses unto Himself.

2 Baruch 59:3

But also the heavens at that time were shaken from their place, and those who were under the throne of the Mighty One were perturbed, when He was taking Moses unto Himself.

2 Baruch 59:3

But also the heavens at that time were shaken from their place, and those who were under the throne of the Mighty One were perturbed, when He was taking Moses unto Himself.

2 Baruch 60:2

But even Israel was then polluted by sins in the days of the judges, though they saw many signs which were from Him who made them.

2 Baruch 61:1

And the bright sixth waters which thru did see, this is the time in which David and Solomon were born.

2 Baruch 61:2

And there was at that time the building of Zion, And the dedication of the sanctuary, And the shedding of much blood of the nations that sinned then, And many offerings which were offered then in the dedication of the sanctuary.

2 Baruch 61:4

And wisdom was heard in the assembly: And the riches of understanding were magnified in the congregations,

2 Baruch 61:5

And the holy festivals were fulfilled in blessedness and in much joy.

2 Baruch 62:2

And all the iniquities which kings who were after him iniquitously wrought.

2 Baruch 62:5

And the time of their captivity which came upon the nine tribes and a half, because they were in many sins.

2 Baruch 62:7

But regarding the Gentiles it were tedious to tell how they always wrought impiety and wickedness, and never wrought righteousness.

2 Baruch 63:2

For when Sennacherib was stirred up in order that he might perish, and his wrath troubled him in order that he might thereby perish, for the multitude also of the nations which were with him.

2 Baruch 63:10

And all those who were in the holy land rejoiced, and the name of the Mighty One was glorified so that it was spoken of

2 Baruch 66:2

And he cleansed the land from idols, and hallowed all the vessels which had been polluted, and restored the offerings to the altar, and raised the horn of the holy, and exalted the righteous, and honored all that were wise in understanding, and brought back the priests to their ministry, and destroyed and removed the magicians and enchanters and necromancers from the land.

2 Baruch 66:3

And not only did he slay the impious that were living, but they also took from the sepulchers the bones of the dead and burned them with fire.

2 Baruch 66:4

[And the festivals and the Sabbaths he established in their sanctity], and their polluted ones he burnt in the fire, and the lying prophets which deceived the people, these also he burnt in the fire, and the people who listened to them when they were living, he cast them into the brook Kidron, and heaped stones upon them.

2 Baruch 66:7

For on his account and on account of those who are like him were the honorable glories, of which you were told before, created and prepared. These arc the bright waters which you have seen.

2 Baruch 66:7

For on his account and on account of those who are like him were the honorable glories, of which you were told before, created and prepared. These arc the bright waters which you have seen.

2 Baruch 69:1

'For the last waters which you have seen which were darker than all that were before them, those which were after the twelfth number, which were collected together, belong to the whole world.

2 Baruch 69:1

'For the last waters which you have seen which were darker than all that were before them, those which were after the twelfth number, which were collected together, belong to the whole world.

2 Baruch 69:1

'For the last waters which you have seen which were darker than all that were before them, those which were after the twelfth number, which were collected together, belong to the whole world.

2 Baruch 69:1

'For the last waters which you have seen which were darker than all that were before them, those which were after the twelfth number, which were collected together, belong to the whole world.

2 Baruch 69:5

On his account there were not black waters with black, nor bright with bright; for it is the consummation.

2 Baruch 70:4

And the many shall be delivered into the hands of the few, And those who were nothing shall rule over the strong, And the poor shall have abundance beyond the rich, And the impious shall exalt themselves above the heroic.

2 Baruch 70:6

And when those things which were predicted have come to pass, Then shall confusion fall upon all men, And some of them shall fall in battle, And some of them shall perish in anguish,

2 Baruch 72:2

After the signs have come, of which you were told before, when the nations become turbulent, and the time of My Messiah is come, he shall both summon all the nations, and some of them he shall spare, and some of them he shall slay.

2 Baruch 74:3

Therefore those things which were predicted shall belong to it: Therefore it is far away from evils, and near to those things which die not.

2 Baruch 77:19

And I wrote these two epistles: one I sent by an eagle to the nine and a half tribes; and the other I sent to those that were at Babylon by means of three men.

2 Baruch 78:1

These are the words of that epistle which Baruch the son of Neriah sent to the nine and a half tribes, which were across the river Euphrates, in which these things were written.

2 Baruch 78:1

These are the words of that epistle which Baruch the son of Neriah sent to the nine and a half tribes, which were across the river Euphrates, in which these things were written.

2 Baruch 78:7

For if you so do these things, He will continually remember you, He who always promised on our behalf to those who were more excellent than we, that He will never forget or forsake us, but with much mercy will gather together again those who were dispersed.

2 Baruch 78:7

2 Baruch 80:1

And now, my brethren, I make known unto you that when the enemy had surrounded the city, the angels of the Most High were sent, and they overthrew the fortifications of the strong wall, and they destroyed the firm iron corners, which could not be rooted out.

2 Baruch 80:3

And when they had done these things, they delivered thereupon to the enemy the overthrown wall, and the plundered house, and the burnt temple, and the people who were overcome because they were delivered up, lest the enemy should boast and say: 'Thus by force have we been able to lay waste even the house of the Most High in war.'

2 Baruch 80:3

2 Baruch 84:3

And other things also he used to say unto you when you the twelve tribes were together in the desert.

2 Baruch 85:2

No more, we were in our own land [And they helped us when we sinned],

Psalms of Solomon 1:5

They were exalted unto the stars; They said they would never fall.

Psalms of Solomon 1:6

But they became insolent in their prosperity, And they were without understanding,

Psalms of Solomon 1:7

Their sins were in secret, And even I had no knowledge (of them).

Psalms of Solomon 2:6

The sons and the daughters were in grievous captivity, Sealed () (was) their neck, branded () (was it) among the nations.

Psalms of Solomon 2:10

And the heavens were angry, And the earth abhorred them;

Psalms of Solomon 2:14

They made mock with their transgressions, as they themselves were wont to do; In the full light of day they revealed their iniquities. And the daughters of Jerusalem were defiled in accordance with Thy judgment,

Psalms of Solomon 2:14

Psalms of Solomon 2:17

For Thou hast rendered to the sinners according to their deeds, Yea according to their sins, which were very wicked.

Psalms of Solomon 4:13

He never ceaseth from scattering (families) as though (they were) orphans, Yea, he layeth waste a house on account of (his) lawless desire.

Psalms of Solomon 8:5

My loins were broken at what I heard, my knees tottered:

Psalms of Solomon 8:6

My heart was afraid, my bones were dismayed like flax.

Psalms of Solomon 8:9

In secret places underground their iniquities (were committed) to provoke (Him) to anger;

Psalms of Solomon 8:13

They trode the altar of the Lord, (coming straight) from all manner of uncleanness; And with menstrual blood they defiled the sacrifices, as (though these were) common flesh.

Psalms of Solomon 8:36

Overlook us not, O our God, lest the nations swallow us up, as though there were none to deliver.

Psalms of Solomon 9:2

They were cast away from the inheritance, which Lord had given them. Among every nation (were) the dispersed of Israel according to the word of God,

Psalms of Solomon 9:2

They were cast away from the inheritance, which Lord had given them. Among every nation (were) the dispersed of Israel according to the word of God,

Psalms of Solomon 17:20

Over the whole earth were they scattered by lawless (men).

Psalms of Solomon 17:21

For the heavens withheld the rain from dropping upon the earth, Springs were stopped (that sprang) perennial(ly) out of the deeps, (that ran down) from lofty mountains. For there was none among them that wrought righteousness and justice; From the chief of them to the least (of them) all were sinful;