Isa 28:4

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shall be.

Isa 28:1; Ps 73:19; Ps 73:20; Hos 6:4; Hos 9:10; Hos 9:11; Hos 9:16; Hos 13:1; Hos 13:15; Jas 1:10; Jas 1:11

the hasty.

"No sooner," says Dr. Shaw, "doth the {boccore} (or early fig) draw near to perfection in the middle or latter end of June, than the {kermez,} or summer fig, begins to be formed, though it rarely ripens before August; about which time the same tree frequently throws out a third crop, or winter fig, as we may call it.

This is usually of a much longer shape and darker complexion than the {kermez,} hanging and ripening upon the tree, even after the leaves are shed; and, provided the winter proves mild and temperate, is gathered as a delicious morsel in the spring."

Mic 7:1; Nah 3:12; Rev 6:13

eateth. Heb. swalloweth.