Psalm 105:33

33 He ¹struck down their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their territory.

Psalm 105:33 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 105:33

He smote their vines also, and their fig trees
So that they died; for in ( Psalms 78:47 ) , it is said, he "killed" them; and it is not only used in common speech with us, but with classical writers ^F2 to speak of killing inanimate things, as trees, herbs That is, the hail smote them, or God by the hail; these are particularly mentioned because most useful, producing grapes and figs.

And brake the trees of their coasts:
all the trees within the borders of their land, ( Exodus 9:25 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 "----interice messes", Virgil. Georgic. l. 4. "Neque herbas crescere et interfici", Ciceron. Oeconom: ex Xenophon, l. 3.

Psalm 105:33 In-Context

31 He spoke, and there came a swarm of flies And gnats in all their territory.

32 He gave them hail for rain, And flaming fire in their land.

33 He struck down their vines also and their fig trees, And shattered the trees of their territory.

34 He spoke, and locusts came, And young locusts, even without number,

35 And ate up all vegetation in their land, And ate up the fruit of their ground.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 78:47