Isaiah 18:5

Overview - Isaiah 18
1	God, in care of his people, will destroy the Ethiopians.
7	An accession thereby shall be made to the church.

Isaiah 18:5  (King James Version)
For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.