The boar out of the forest doth ravage it,

And the wild beasts of the field feed on it.

"Under Hermon," says Dr Tristram, "in the vineyard districts, we heard grievous lamentations of the damage done to the vines by the boars, which not only devour the grapes, but also munch up the bearing shoots." Nat. Hist. of Bible, p. 56. Israel's land is laid waste by remorseless enemies.

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