Joel 2:22 (WEB)
Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
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“But the vine, on account of the gladness produced by wine, and the joy of those who were saved from wrath and from the deluge, signifies the change produced from fear and anxiety into joy.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 22.
Read the whole comment“Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for He hath given you food unto righteousness;” calling the former laws the vine and the fig, trees bearing fruit unto righteousness for the children of the spiritual Zion, which bore fruit after the…” — editor's note: Joel ii. 21–23. The last words of the quotation are from the LXX. version.—Tr.
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