He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
Parallel translations
- WEB He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive tree.
- BSB He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
- NKJV He will shake off his unripe grape like a vine, And cast off his blossom like an olive tree.
- NASB “He will drop off his unripe grape like the vine, And will cast off his flower like the olive tree.
- NLT They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early, like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form.
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Quick answer
The wicked man loses his fruit early, like a vine dropping unripe grapes and an olive casting its blossom. His promise comes to nothing.
Overview
Eliphaz continues the agricultural picture: the godless sheds his immature grapes and shaken-off flowers, never reaching harvest. This vividly portrays a life of wasted potential under judgment. The barrenness of the wicked stands against the fruitfulness God intends for his people, fulfilled in those who abide in Christ and bear lasting fruit.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Deut 28:39–40Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
- Isa 33:9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
- Rev 6:13And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
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