Psa 80:8, Isa 3:14 | JFB | STEP | 8-11. brought —or, "plucked up," as by roots, to be replanted. a vine — ( ). The figure ( ) represents the flourishing state of Israel, as predicted ( ), and verified ( ).

Psalms 80:8

8-11. brought—or, "plucked up," as by roots, to be replanted.

a vine— (Ps 78:47). The figure (Isa 16:8) represents the flourishing state of Israel, as predicted (Ge 28:14), and verified (1Ki 4:20-25).

Isaiah 3:14

14. ancients—Hence they are spoken of as "taken away" (Isa 3:1, 2).

vineyard—the Jewish theocracy (Isa 5:1-7; Ps 80:9-13).

eaten up—"burnt"; namely, by "oppressive exactions" (Isa 3:12). Type of the crowning guilt of the husbandmen in the days of Jesus Christ (Mt 21:34-41).

spoil . . . houses— (Mt 23:14).