The leaves of it were fair—Were beautiful. That is, they were abundant, and green, and there were no signs of decay. Everything indicated a …

Its fruit great.— This implies the great quantity of fruit as well as its largeness.

The following verses should be added:

The leaves thereof were fair
or "branches" ^F9 , as some; and design either the provinces belonging to his…

The beginning and end of this chapter lead us to hope that Nebuchadnezzar was a monument to the power of divine grace and the riches of divine merc…