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It will happen in that day that every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, will be for briers and thorns.
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Verse 23. Pieces. Sicles. This was the price of the best vineyards. Song of Songs 8:2. Calmet.—Now people may hunt in them. Bible.—The subjects of Achaz were much reduced. Calmet.
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1000 shekels is about 10 kilograms or 22 pounds.
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