2 Esdras 16:23

23 And the dead shall be cast out as dung, and there shall be no man to comfort them; for the earth shall be wasted, and the cities shall be cast down.

2 Esdras 16:23 In-Context

21 Behold, victuals shall be so good and cheap upon earth that they shall think themselves to be in a good state, and even then shall evils grow upon earth; sword, famine, and great confusion.
22 For many of them that dwell upon earth shall perish of famine; and the others that escape the hunger shall the sword destroy.
23 And the dead shall be cast out as dung, and there shall be no man to comfort them; for the earth shall be wasted, and the cities shall be cast down.
24 There shall be no man left to till the earth and to sow it.
25 The trees shall give fruit, and who shall gather them?
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