- The vine:
- Dr. Shaw observes, that in Barbary, in the month of June the locusts are no sooner hatched than they collect themselves into compact bodies, each a "furlong or more square; and marching directly after they are come to life, make their way towards the sea and let nothing escape them, eating up everything that is green or juicy; not only the lesser vegetables, but the vine likewise, the fig-tree, the pomegranate, the palm, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field." "The fieldª is wasted,ª° the landª mourneth;ª° for¹ the cornª is wasted:ª° the new wineª is dried up,ª° the oilª languisheth.ª°" {Jol 1:10} + "Although¹ the fig treeª shall not¹ blossom,ª° neither¹ [shall] fruitª [be] in the vines;ª the labourª of the oliveª shall fail,ª° and the fieldsª shall yieldª° no¹ meat;ª the flockª shall be cut offª° from the fold,ª¹ and [there shall be] no¹ herdª in the stalls:ª ... Yet I¹ will rejoiceª° in the LORD,ª I will joyª° in the Godª of my salvation.ª" {Hab 3:17-18}
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