“All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.”
All your fortresses are like fig trees with first-ripe figs—if shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater—the metaphor depicts Nineveh's vaunted fortifications as easily plucked and consumed. The image suggests both the apparent strength of the structures and their actual brittleness; they look formidable but offer no real defense. The 'eater' receiving them effortlessly undercuts all pretense of defensive capability.
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