2 Esdras 16:27

2 Esdras 16:27 Context

²⁴There shall be no man left to till the earth, and to sow it ²⁵The trees shall give fruit, and who shall gather them? ²⁶The grapes shall ripen, and who shall tread them? for all places shall be desolate of men: ²⁷So that one man shall desire to see another, and to hear his voice. ²⁸For of a city there shall be ten left, and two of the field, which shall hide themselves in the thick groves, and in the clefts of the rocks. ²⁹As in an orchard of Olives upon every tree there are left three or four olives; ³⁰Or as when a vineyard is gathered, there are left some clusters of them that diligently seek through the vineyard:

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