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2 Esdras 16:29
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When an olive grove is harvested, three or four olives may be left on each tree.
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and a person will long to see the face of another human being or even to hear another person's voice.
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Only ten will be left out of a whole city, and in the countryside, only two, who have hidden in the forest or in caves.
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When an olive grove is harvested, three or four olives may be left on each tree.
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When grapes in a vineyard are picked, a few bunches may be left even by those who look carefully.
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That is how it will be in those days. Three or four will be missed by the soldiers who search through the houses to kill everyone.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.