- naughty:
- The winter fig, probably, then in its crude or unripe state. "And as the evilª figs,ª which¹ cannot¹ be eaten,ª° they are so evil;ª¹ surely¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª So¹ will I giveª°¹ Zedekiahª the kingª of Judah,ª and his princes,ª and the residueª of Jerusalem,ª that remainª° in this¹ land,ª and them that dwellª° in the landª of Egypt:ª ... And I will sendª°¹ the sword,ª¹ the famine,ª and the pestilence,ª among them, till¹ they be consumedª° from off¹¹ the landª that¹ I gaveª° unto them and to their fathers.ª" {Jer 24:8-10} + "What¹ could have been doneª° more¹ to my vineyard,ª that I have not¹ doneª° in it? wherefore,ª when I lookedª° that it should bring forthª° grapes,ª brought it forthª° wild grapes?ª" {Isa 5:4} + "For¹ the vineyardª of the LORDª of hostsª [is] the houseª of Israel,ª and the menª of Judahª his pleasantª plant:ª and he lookedª° for judgment,ª but behold¹ oppression;ª for righteousness,ª but behold¹ a cry.ª" {Isa 5:7} + "Sonª of man,ª What¹ is¹ the vineª treeª more than any¹¹ tree,ª [or than] a branchª which¹ is¹ among the treesª of the forest?ª ... Behold,¹ when it was¹ whole,ª it was meetª° for no¹ work:ª how much less¹ shall it be meetª° yet¹ for [any] work,ª when¹ the fireª hath devouredª° it, and it is burned?ª°" {Ezk 15:2-5} + "But ye¹ have profanedª° it, in that ye say,ª° The tableª of the LORD²¹ [is] polluted;ª° and the fruitª thereof, [even] his meat,ª [is] contemptible.ª° ... But cursedª° [be] the deceiver,ª° which² hath¹ in his flockª a male,ª and voweth,ª° and sacrificethª° unto the Lordª a corrupt thing:ª° for¹ I¹ [am] a greatª King,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª and my nameª [is] dreadfulª° among the heathen.ª" {Mal 1:12-14} + "Yeª areª° the¹ saltª of the¹ earth:ª butª ifª the¹ saltª have lost his savour,ª° wherewithªª shall it be salted?ª° it is thenceforthª goodª° forª nothing,ª butª to be castª° out,ª andª to be trodden under footª° ofª men.ª" {Mtt 5:13}
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