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Israel is a luxuriant vine that produces his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred stones.
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Verse 1. Branches. Septuagint “Wood.” Sym. This is all: it yields no fruit. Prot. “empty.” Bible.—Hebrew “plucked.” The grapes are taken away, as the Israelites were; though they boasted of their numbers. Calmet. 9:16. They are often compared to a vine, the symbol of fecundity. Isaiah 5:3. Psalms 127:3. Calmet.—The greater benefits of God enhanced their ingratitude. Worthington.—On every noted hill ( Bible.) profane altars were erected.
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