Joel 1:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

The pomegranate tree - a tree straight in the stem, growing 20 feet high: the fruit is of the size of an orange, with blood-red coloured pulp.

The palm tree. The dates of Palestine were famous. The palm is the symbol of Judea on coins under the Roman emperor Vespasian. It often grows a hundred feet high.

And the apple tree. The Hebrew х tapuwach (H8598)] is generic, including the orange, lemon, and pear tree.

Joy is withered away - such as is felt in the harvest and the vintage (Psalms 4:7; Isaiah 9:3).

Joel 1:12

12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.