5. Samaria--the metropolis of the ten tribes; here equivalent to
Israel. The mountainous nature of their country suited
the growth of the vine.
eat . . . as common--literally, "shall profane," that
is, shall put to common use. For the first three years after planting,
the vine was "not to be eaten of"; on the fourth year the fruit was to
be "holy to praise the Lord withal"; on the fifth year the fruit was to
be eaten as common, no longer restricted to holy use
(Le 19:23-25;
compare
De 20:6; 28:30,
Margin). Thus the idea here is, "The same persons who plant
shall reap the fruits"; it shall no longer be that one shall plant and
another reap the fruit.
JFB.
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