2
abandoned for ever, to a fold and resting-place for flocks, and there shall be none to go after them.
3
And she shall no longer be a strong place for Ephraim to flee to, and there shall no longer be a kingdom in Damascus, or a remnant of Syrians; for thou art no better than the children of Israel, than their glory; thus saith the Lord of hosts.
4
There shall be in that day a failure of the glory of Jacob, and the riches of his glory shall be shaken.
5
And it shall be as if one should gather standing corn, and reap the grain of the ears; and it shall be as if one should gather ears in a rich valley;
6
and there should be left stubble therein, or the berries of an olive tree, two or three on the topmost bough, or four or five should be left on their branches; thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.