Isaiah 18:5
For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone
What it says
Before the harvest is finished, the LORD cuts off the sprouting branches.
What it is doing
This verse presents God's sudden pruning of what seemed ready to mature.
In context
1Woe to the land of whirring wings, 2which sends couriers by sea, 3All you people of the world 4For this is what the LORD has told me: 5For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone 6They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, 7At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—