And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees - Before, God had threatened to take away the fruits in their seasons; now He says, …

Destroy. — For this, read make desolate, as suggested in the margin. The vine and fig tree are used as the symbol of poss…

And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them …

He pursues the same subject, and the Prophet explains at large, and even divides what he had briefly said before into many clauses or particulars. …

And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees
Which are mentioned for the rest, being the most fruitful and benefic…

God threatens what He would do to this treacherous, idolatrous people. They did not turn; therefore, all this came upon them, and it is written for…