2 Chronicles 9:27

9:27 The king made silver as plentiful ¹  in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was ²  as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands ³ .

Isaiah 2:22

2:22 Stop trusting in human beings,

whose life’s breath is in their nostrils.

For why should they be given special consideration?

Jeremiah 31:5

31:5 Once again you will plant vineyards

on the hills of Samaria. ⁴ 

Those who plant them

will once again enjoy their fruit. ⁵ 

[9:27]  ¹ tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied for clarification.

[9:27]  ² tn Heb “he made cedar.”

[9:27]  ³ tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”

[31:5]  ⁴ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[31:5]  ⁵ sn The terms used here refer to the enjoyment of a period of peace and stability and the reversal of the curse (contrast, e.g., Deut 28:30). The Hebrew word translated “enjoy its fruit” is a technical one that refers to the owner of a vineyard getting to enjoy its fruit in the fifth year after it was planted, the crops of the first three years lying fallow, and that of the fourth being given to the Lord (cf. Lev 19:23-25).