2 Esdras 16:27

27 Grapes will ripen, but who will gather them? There will be vast, empty wastelands.

2 Esdras 16:27 In-Context

25 No farmer will be left to till the ground or to sow seed upon it.

26 Trees will yield fruit, but who will harvest them?

27 Grapes will ripen, but who will gather them? There will be vast, empty wastelands.

28 A person will want to see another human being and hear his voice.

29 Ten will survive out of an entire city; out of a field only two who have hidden themselves in dense groves and fissures in the rocks will be left.