Verse 12

All your fortresses are like fig trees with the first ripe fruit; when they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rev 6:13 : 13 The stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a strong wind.
  • Isa 28:4 : 4 The fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley, will be like an early fig before the summer harvest—when someone sees it, they quickly swallow it while it is still in their hand.
  • Hab 1:10 : 10 They mock kings, and rulers are a joke to them. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to capture it.