Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
There
The leaf
Bible References
There
Matthew 21:19
and seeing a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it, "No more fruit shall ever grow on you!" And the fig tree withered up at once.
Luke 13:6
He used this figure: "A man had a fig tree growing in his garden, and he went to look for fruit on it, and could not find any.
The leaf
James 1:11
For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass, and the flowers wither, and all their beauty is gone. That is the way rich men will fade and die in the midst of their pursuits.