Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

2 Esdras 16:24

There shall be no man left to till the earth, and to sow it

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
There will be no farmer left to cultivate the earth or to sow it.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
Or as when a vineyarde is gathered, there are left some grapes of them that diligently soght thorowe the vineyarde:
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha