18 And they have turned back the bitterness of the trees from them, when they were planted in thy, land; (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 11:18
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2 Esdras 1:22–24
22 The Lord Almighty says, “When you were in the wilderness, at the bitter stream, being thirsty and blaspheming my name, (WEB) 23 I gave you not fire for your blasphemies, but threw a tree in the water, and made the river sweet. (WEB) 24 What shall I do to you, O Jacob? You, Judah… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 14:7–9
7 He gathered together a great number of captives, and took control of Gazara, Bethsura, and the citadel, and he removed its uncleannesses from it. There was no one who resisted him. (WEB) 8 They tilled their land in peace, and the land gave her increase, and the trees… (WEB) 9 … (WEB)
Psalms 107:33–35
33 He turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into thirsty ground, 34 and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers. 35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
1 Esdras 4:15–17
15 Women have given birth to the king and all the people who rule over sea and land. (WEB) 16 They came from women. Women nourished up those who planted the vineyards, from where the wine comes. (WEB) 17 Women also make garments for men. These bring glory to men. Without women, men… (WEB)
2 Esdras 16:24–26
24 There will be no farmer left to cultivate the earth or to sow it. (WEB) 25 The trees will give fruit, but who will gather it? (WEB) 26 The grapes will ripen, but who will tread them? For in all places there will be a great solitude; (WEB)
2 Enoch 8:7–9
7 And thence they go forth along the earth, and have a revolution to their circle even as other elements. (2EN) 8 And here there is no unfruitful tree, and every place is blessed. (2EN) 9 And there are three hundred angels very bright, who keep the garden, and with incessant swe… (2EN)
2 Esdras 5:2–4
2 Iniquity will be increased above what now you see, and beyond what you have heard long ago. (WEB) 3 The land that you now see ruling will be a trackless waste, and men will see it desolate. (WEB) 4 But if the Most High grants you to live, you will see troubles after the third… (WEB)
Psalms 73:9–11
9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth. 10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance. 11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
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