Jeremiah 8:13

“I will surely consume them, saith the Lord, etc.] Or, “gathering I will gather them”f178; into some one place, the city of Jerusalem, and there destroy them. The word is, hyylk ˆwçl, expressive of consumption and destruction, as Jarchi, Kimchi, and Ben Melech observe; and so the Targum, “destroying I will destroy them, saith the Lord.” There shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; some understand this by way of complaint, that there were no fruit on the vine and fig tree, nor even leaves; which they allegorically interpret of the fruit of good works being wanting in them, which was the cause of their ruin. Others think there are metaphors which…”

“surely consume--literally, "gathering I will gather," or "consuming I will consume." no grapes . . . nor figs-- (Joe 1:7; Mat 21:19). things that I have given . . . shall pass away--rather, "I will appoint to them those who shall overwhelm (pass over) them," that is, I will send the enemy upon them [MAURER]. English Version accords well with the context; Though their grapes and figs ripen, they shall not be allowed to enjoy them.”

“Or, “I will gather and sweep them away, saith Jehovah: there are no grapes on the vine, and no figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is dry: therefore will I appoint those that shall pass over them.” Judah is a vine which bears no fruit: a tree which makes even no profession of life, for her leaf is dry. Many explain the last words of an army sweeping over the land like a flood. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Pass away - Shall be taken away by their enemies. Jeremiah 8:14”

“8:13 Having presented the evidence (see study note on 8:4-7), the Lord now decreed the punishment of the elite sinners. They would be consumed, along with the land’s produce. • I, the Lord, have spoken: The Lord placed his authority behind his decree.”

“I will surely consume: or, In gathering I will consume, Isa 24:21, Isa 24:22; Eze 22:19-21, Eze 24:3-11 there: Lev 26:20; Deu 28:39-42; Isa 5:4-6, Isa 5:10; Hos 2:8, Hos 2:9; Joe 1:7, Joe 1:10-12; Hab 3:17; Hag 1:11, Hag 2:17; Mat 21:19; Luk 13:6-9 the leaf: Jer 17:8; Psa 1:3, Psa 1:4; Jam 1:11 Jeremiah 8:14”

“The warning of coming punishment, reiterated from a former discourse, is strengthened by the threatening that God will sweep them utterly away, because Judah has become an unfruitful vine and fig-tree. In אסף we have a combination of אסף, gather, glean, carry away, and הסיף, Niph. of סוּף, make an end, sweep off, so as to heighten the sense, as in Zep 1:1. \- a passage which was doubtless in the prophet's mind: wholly will I sweep them away. The circumstantial clauses: no grapes - and the leaves are withered, show the cause of the threatening: The people is become an unfruitful vine and fig-tree, whose leaves are withered. Israel was a vineyard the Lord had planted with noble vines, but…”