Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Isaiah 28:4

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shall be: Isa 28:1; Psa 73:19, Psa 73:20; Hos 6:4, Hos 9:10, Hos 9:11, Hos 9:16, Hos 13:1, Hos 13:15; Jam 1:10, Jam 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 Isaiah 28:5

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