I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

Go up to the palm tree ... take hold of the boughs thereof. The daughters are no longer content to admire, but resolve to lay "hold" of her fruits, high though these be. The palm stem is bare for a great height, and has its crown of fruit-laden boughs at the summit. It is the symbol of triumphant joy. It was so used at Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem: so hereafter, at Christ's coming again, of which the palm-bearing multitude gave an earnest.

Now also thy breast - namely, those of restored and converted Israel ().

As clusters of the vine - Jesus Christ (). smell ... none - i:e., breath; the Holy Spirit breathed into her nostrils by Him whose "mouth is most sweet" ().

Apples - citrons, off the tree to which He is likened ().

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