“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 statement that the vine withers and the fig tree languishes and the pomegranate, palm, and apple tree all wither indicates the comprehensive destruction of the fruit-bearing trees on which the population depends for food and sustenance. The multiplication of tree names emphasizes the universality of destruction. This verse extends the plague imagery to encompass all the natural resources on which agricultural civilization depends.
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