17:6 There will be some left behind,
like when an olive tree is beaten –
two or three ripe olives remain toward the very top,
four or five on its fruitful branches,”
says the Lord God of Israel.
24:13 This is what will happen throughout 1 the earth,
among the nations.
It will be like when they beat an olive tree,
and just a few olives are left at the end of the harvest. 2
1 tn Heb “in the midst of” (so KJV, ASV, NASB).
2 sn The judgment will severely reduce the earth’s population. See v. 6.