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Isaiah 24:13
ESV For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done.
NIV So will it be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
NASB For so it will be in the midst of the earth among the peoples, As the shaking of an olive tree, As the gleanings when the grape harvest is over.
CSB For this is how it will be on earth among the nations: like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.
NLT Throughout the earth the story is the same — only a remnant is left, like the stray olives left on the tree or the few grapes left on the vine after harvest.
KJV When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.

What does Isaiah 24:13 mean?

Likely in the last days before the Messiah establishes His kingdom on earth, a cataclysmic event will take place on the earth. God will bring this lifelessness to the planet in response to human sinfulness: a final blow against human refusal to receive good from God through Jesus Christ (Isaiah 24:1–5).

Afterwards, few will be left alive on earth (Isaiah 24:6). This is described in terms familiar to those of the ancient Middle East. Human life will be sparse everywhere on the planet. It will be like an olive orchard, or a vineyard, after the harvest when only a trace olive or grapes remain. All that's left is what was missed or left behind intentionally for the poor to come and gather for food. Humanity will take the same form as these plants, tiny clusters of life dotting an otherwise empty world.
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