“All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!”
Nahum 3:12 (BSB)
Context Reading
10Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains. 11You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy. 12All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater! 13Look at your troops — they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars. 14Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!