Jeremiah 8:14

"“‘I will utterly consume them, says the LORD. No grapes will be on the vine, no figs on the fig tree, and the leaf will fade. The things that I have given them will pass away from them.’”"

Key Reflection

In Jeremiah 8:14, God’s declaration of judgment is vividly portrayed through agricultural imagery familiar to the ancient Israelites. By stating that there would be no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig tree, Jeremiah emphasizes a complete destruction—nothing of value or sustenance will remain. This passage underscores the severity of God's wrath and His intention to leave nothing of what He had provided for these people, symbolizing their utter failure and abandonment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The people rouse one another to exertion. “Why,” they ask, “do we remain here to be overwhelmed?” They are ready now to follow the command given (see the marginal reference), but with the conviction that all hope is over. Let us be silent there -Rather, let us perish there, literally “be put to silence.” Water of gall -i. e., poison. The word rendered “gall” was probably the belladonna, or night-shade, to the “berries” of which the grapes of Israel were compared.

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