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I will lay waste her vines and her fig-trees, whereof she has said, These are my hire that my lovers have given me; and I will make them a forest, and the animals of the field shall eat them.
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Commentators stress that Israel's great sin was attributing God's blessings (symbolized by vines and fig trees) to their idols, calling them "rewards that my lovers have given me." They saw God's provision as payment for their idolatry. This serves as a powerful warning to not credit our own efforts, luck, or worldly pursuits for the good things that ultimately come from God's hand.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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, …
19th Century
Anglican
Destroy. — For this, read make desolate, as suggested in the margin. The vine and fig tree are used as the symbol of poss…
Baptist
And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, of which she has said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them …
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16th Century
Protestant
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. …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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