9 Ye husbandmen, sow not again; And, O earth, wherefore givest thou thy harvest fruits? Keep within thee the sweets of thy sustenance. (2BA) 10 And thou, vine, why further dost thou give thy wine; For an offering will not again be made therefrom in Zion. Nor will the first-fruits again be offered. (2BA) 11 And do ye, O heavens, withhold your dew, And open not the treasuries of rain: (2BA)
2 Baruch 10:9–11
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