I will surely consume then, &c.— I was about to gather them, saith the Lord, but there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree; and the leaves themselves have faded: they have dissipated those things which I gave them. Houb. Instead of, And the things, &c. we may read, And what strength there is in them, shall pass away, &c.
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Jeremiah 8:13
13 I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.