“Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.”
Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outgoings of the fruitful branches, saith the LORD God of Israel—the promise that a remnant will survive the judgment, like olives or grapes left on the tree after harvest. The small numbers (two or three, four or five) emphasize the severity of the judgment while promising survival. This verse establishes the preservation of a remnant.
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