- the nettles:
- Charul probably denotes some kind of briar or bramble, so Vulgate renders it by spina or sentis, ("And, lo,¹ it was all¹ grown overª° with thorns,ª [and] nettlesª had coveredª° the faceª thereof, and the stoneª wallª thereof was broken down.ª°" {Prv 24:31} + "Therefore¹ [as] I¹ live,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel,ª Surely¹ Moabª shall be¹ as Sodom,ª and the childrenª of Ammonª as Gomorrah,ª [even] the breedingª of nettles,ª and saltpits,ªª and a perpetualªª desolation:ª the residueª of my peopleª shall spoilª° them, and the remnantª of my peopleª shall possessª° them." {Zph 2:9}). Celsius and Scheuchzer are inclined to think it the paliurus, a shrub growing sometimes to a considerable height in desert places. "One of the inconveniences of the vegetable thickets of Egypt is," says Denon, "that it is difficult to remain in them, as nine tenths of the trees and plants are armed with inexorable thorns, which suffer only an unquiet enjoyment of the shadow which is so constantly desirable."
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