Isaiah 28:4 References
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And the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley, Will be like the afirst-ripe fig prior to summer, Which one sees, And as soon as it is in his hand, He swallows it.
a Hosea 9:10, Micah 7:1, Nahum 3:12
Hosea 9
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I found Israel like agrapes in the wilderness; I saw your forefathers as the bearliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season. But they came to cBaal-peor and devoted themselves to dshame, And they became as edetestable as that which they loved.
Micah 7
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Woe is me! For I am Like the fruit pickers, like the agrape gatherers. There is not a cluster of grapes to eat, Or a bfirst-ripe fig which I crave.