FIGS AND FIG TREES IN SCRIPTURE
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Genesis 3:7,
21 “And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew
that they were naked; and the sewed fig leaves together,
and made themselves aprons...Unto Adam also and to his wife did
the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.”
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Deuteronomy
8:7-10 “For the
Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of
water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and
hills: A land of wheat, the barley, and vines, and
fig trees, and
pomegranates; a land of olive oil, and honey...”
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II Kings 20:7
“And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs and they took
and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.”
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Isaiah 34:4
“And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens
shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall
fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a
falling fig from the fig tree.”
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Isaiah 38:21
“For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and
lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.”
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Jeremiah 5:17
“And they shall eat up thing harvest, and thy bread, which thy
sons and daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and
thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees:
they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst,
with the sword.”
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Jeremiah 8:13
“And I will surely consume them, saith the Lord: there shall be
no fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that
I have given them shall pass away from them.”
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Jeremiah
24:1-10 “Good figs and evil figs...”
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Jeremiah
29:17 “Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send
upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will
make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so
evil.”
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I Kings 4:25
“And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and
under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of
Solomon.”
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Proverbs
27:18 “Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit
thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.”
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Hosea 2:12
“And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof
she hath said, These are my rewards that my lover have given me:
and I will make them as a forest, and the beasts of the field
shall eat them.”
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Hosea 9:10
“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your
fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first
time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto
that shame; and their abominations were according as they
loved.”
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Joel 1:7 , 12
“He hath laid my vine wast, and barked my fig tree:
he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches
thereof are made white...The vine is dried up, and the fig tree
languisheth;...even all the trees of the field, are withered:
because joy is withered away form the sons of men.”
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Joel 2:22
“Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the
wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig
tree and the vine do yeild their strength.”
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Amos 4:9
“I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens
and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees
increased, the palmer worm devoured them: yet have ye not
returned unto me, saith the Lord.”
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Micah 4:4
“But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his
fig trees; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of
the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.”
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Nahum 3:12
“All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the
first ripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into
the mouth of the eater.”
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Habakkuk 3:17
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall
fruit be in the vines; the flavor of the olive shall fail, and
the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from
the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:”
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Haggai 2:19
“Is the seed yet in the barn? Yea, as yet the vine, and the
fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree,
hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.”
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Zechariah
3:10 “In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call
every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.”
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Matthew
7:16-20; Luke 6:43-44 “Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even
so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every
tree that bringeth no forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”
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Matthew
21:18-22 “Now in the morning as he returned into the city,
he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he
came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said
unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And
presently the fig tree withered away. And when the
disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon is the fig
tree withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I
say unto you, If ye not only do this which is done to the fig
tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And
all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye
shall receive.”
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Matthew
24:32-33; Mark 11:13-21 “Now learn a parable of the fig
tree: When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth
leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye
shall see all these thing, know that it is near, even at the
doors.”
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Luke 13:6-9
“He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree
planted in his vineyard; and th came and sought fruit thereon,
and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard,
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig
tree, and fin none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the
ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this
year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it
bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shall cut it
down.”
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John 1:48-50
“Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus
answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when
thou was under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael
answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God:
thou art he King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him,
Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree,
believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. And he
saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye
shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending the
descending upon the Son of man.”
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James 3:12
“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries?
Either a vine, figs? So can no fountain both yield salt
water and fresh.”
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Revelation
6:13 “And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a
fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when
she is shaken of a might wind.”
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