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Berean Standard Bible

“Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten— two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,”declares the LORD, the God of Israel.”

Isaiah 17:6

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten— two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,”declares the LORD, the God of Israel.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yet gleanings will be left there, like the shaking of an olive tree, two or three olives in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outermost branches of a fruitful tree,” says Yahweh, the God of Israel.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Yet there shall be left therein gleanings, as the shaking of an olive-tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost branches of a fruitful tree, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But it will be like a man shaking an olive-tree, something will still be there, two or three berries on the top of the highest branch, four or five on the outside branches of a fertile tree, says the Lord, the God of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y quedarán en él rebuscos, como cuando sacuden el aceituno, dos ó tres granos en la punta del ramo, cuatro ó cinco en sus ramas fructíferas, dice Jehová Dios de Israel.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Ay, poquísimos de sus habitantes quedarán, así como unas cuantas aceitunas quedan olvidadas en el árbol cuando pasa la cosecha: dos o tres en las más altas ramas, cuatro o cinco en las puntas de las ramas más pequeñas! Así les ocurrirá a Damasco e Israel: serán despojados de sus habitantes y sólo quedarán a salvo unos cuantos pobres.

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