2Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
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Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: …
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. …
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)The prophet, we may suppose, was thinking what a glorious city Jerusalem was, above any city in the world; it was the crown and joy of the whole earth ; and therefore what a pity it was that it should be destroyed; it was a noble structure, the city of God, and the city of Israel’s solemnities. But, if these were the thoughts of his heart, God here returns an answer to them by comparing Jerusalem…
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