- fig tree:
- "I went downª° into¹ the gardenª of nutsª to seeª° the fruitsª of the valley,ª [and] to seeª° whether the vineª flourished,ª° [and] the pomegranatesª budded.ª°" {Sgs 6:11} + "I said,ª° I will go upª° to the palm tree,ª I will take holdª° of the boughsª thereof: now¹ also thy breastsª shall be¹ as clustersª of the vine,ª and the smellª of thy noseª like apples;ª" {Sgs 7:8} + "Come,²°¹ my beloved,ª let us go forthª° into the field;ª let us lodgeª° in the villages.ª ... The mandrakesª giveª° a smell,ª and at¹ our gatesª [are] all manner¹ of pleasantª [fruits], newª and¹ old,ª [which] I have laid upª° for thee, O my beloved.ª" {Sgs 7:11-13} + "For¹ aforeª the harvest,ª when the budª is perfect,ª° and the sour grapeª is¹ ripeningª° in the flower,ª he shall both cut offª° the sprigsª with pruning hooks,ª and take awayª° [and] cut downª° the branches.ª" {Isa 18:5} + "For¹ as¹ the rainª cometh down,ª° and the snowª from¹ heaven,ª and returnethª° not¹ thither,¹ but¹¹ waterethª°¹ the earth,ª and maketh it bring forthª° and bud,ª° that it may giveª° seedª to the sower,ª° and breadª to the eater:ª° ... So¹ shall my wordª be¹ that¹ goeth forthª° out of my mouth:ª¹ it shall not¹ returnª° unto¹ me void,ª but¹¹ it shall accomplishª°¹ that which¹ I please,ª° and it shall prosperª° [in the thing] whereto¹ I sentª° it." {Isa 55:10-11} + "For¹ as the earthª bringeth forthª° her bud,ª and as the gardenª causeth the things that are sownª in it to spring forth;ª° so¹ the Lordª GODª will cause righteousnessª and praiseª to spring forthª° before¹ all¹ the nations.ª" {Isa 61:11} + "His branchesª shall spread,²°¹ and his beautyª shall be¹ as the olive tree,ª and his smellª as Lebanon.ª" {Hsa 14:6} + "Is the seedª yet¹ in the barn?ª yea, as yet¹ the vine,ª and the fig tree,ª and the pomegranate,ª and the oliveª tree,ª hath not¹ brought forth:ª° from¹ this¹ dayª will I blessª° [you]." {Hgg 2:19} + "He spakeª° alsoª thisª parable;ª A certainª [man] hadª° a fig treeª plantedª° inª his²¹ vineyard;ª andª he cameª° and soughtª° fruitª thereon,ªª andª foundª° none.ª ... Thenª said¹ he²° untoª the¹ dresser of his vineyard,ª Behold,ª° these threeª yearsª I comeª° seekingª° fruitª onª thisª fig tree,ª andª findª° none:ª cut²° it² down;ª°¹ whyªª cumberethª° it² the¹ ground?ª" {Lke 13:6-7}
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