And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
It shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn. The inhabitants and wealth of Israel shall be swept away, and but few shall be left behind, just as the farmer gathers the grain and the fruit, and leaves only a few gleaning ears and grapes (2 Kings 18:9-11).
And reapeth the ears with his arm. He collecteth the standing grain with one arm, so that he can cut it with the sickle in the other hand.
It shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim - a fertile plain at the southwest of Jerusalem, toward Bethlehem and the country of the Philistines (2 Samuel 5:18-22).