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Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: As the vine-tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

This short chapter contains a single simile and its application, designed to show that Israel, having failed to fulfill the purpose for which they …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the Prophet shows that the citizens of Jerusalem were thrown into a fire, by which they suffered various kinds of death; for although they wer…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore thus says the Lord God. Now follows the application of the simile: as the vine tree among the trees…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Jerusalem like an unfruitful vine.

If a vine is fruitful, it is valuable. But if it is not fruitful, it is worthless and useless; it is cast…

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