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2 Esdras 16:23

As when there remaine thre or foure oliues in the place where oliues growe, or among other trees,

Parallel Translations

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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.
King James Version
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The dead will be cast out like dung, and there will be no one to comfort them; for the earth will be left desolate, and its cities will be cast down.
World English Bible