12. pomegranate--a tree straight in the stem growing twenty feet high;
the fruit is of the size of an orange, with blood-red colored pulp.
palm tree--The dates of Palestine were famous. The palm is the symbol
of Judea on coins under the Roman emperor Vespasian. It often grows a
hundred feet high.
apple tree--The Hebrew is generic, including the orange, lemon, and
pear tree.
joy is withered away--such as is felt in the harvest and the vintage
seasons
(Ps 4:7;
Isa 9:3).
JFB.
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