Isaiah 18:5

The Scriptures 1998

For before harvest, when the bud is perfect and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, then He shall cut off the twigs with pruning hooks, and shall cut down and take away the spreading branches.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:13

“The fig tree has ripened her figs, And the vines with the tender grapes have given a good fragrance. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away!

Song of Solomon 2:15

Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that spoil the vines, And our vines are all blossom.

Isaiah 10:33

Look, the Master, יהוה  of hosts, is lopping off a branch with an awesome crash, and the tall ones are cut down, and the lofty ones are laid low.

Isaiah 27:11

When its twigs are dry, they are broken off, women come and set them on fire. For it is a people of no understanding, therefore He who made them has no compassion on them, and He who formed them shows them no favour.