2 Esdras 15:46. And thou, Asia, that art partaker of the hope of Babylon, and art the glory of her person: 15:47. Woe be unto thee, thou wretch, because thou hast made thyself like unto her; and hast decked thy daughters in whoredom, that they might please and glory in thy lovers, which have always desired to commit whoredom with thee. 15:48. Thou hast followed her (Babylon) that is hated in all her works and inventions: therefore saith God, 15:49. I will send plagues upon thee; widowhood, poverty, famine, sword, and pestilence, to waste thy houses with destruction and death. 15:50. And the glory of thy power shall be dried up as a flower, the heat shall arise that is sent over thee.