All thy strong-holds shall be like fig trees, with the first ripe figs - Hanging from them; eagerly sought after, to be consumed. B…

Thou also shalt be drunken.—Nineveh also shall be drunken with the cup of God’s wrath , indeed, hid fro…

As figs do when they are ripe, these castles, towers, and fortresses, built to stand the siege, would no sooner be attacked than they would fall in…

The Prophet here declares that the strongholds of the Assyrians would be of no use to them; whether they trusted in the number of their men, or in …

All your strong holds [shall be like] fig trees with the
first ripe figs
Upon them, o…

Strongholds, even the strongest, are no defense against the judgments of God. They will be unable to do anything for themselves.

The Chaldea…