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Summary

If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

Grape-gatherers

Bible References

Grape-gatherers

Isaiah 17:6
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.
Obadiah 1:5
If thieves came, attacking you by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not go on taking till they had enough? if men came cutting your grapes would they take them all?

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain