Joel 1:7

He. The nation of Joel 1:6 .

My vine . . . My fig tree . Note this "My", for Jehovah is about to recover His People Israel, as the issue of "the day of the Loan". Compare Psalms 80:8 , Psalms 80:14 .Isaiah 5:1-6 ; Isaiah 27:2 .Hosea 10:1 . Also for the fig-tree compare Hosea 9:10 . Matthew 21:19 . Luke 13:6 , Luke 13:7 .

barked = reduced to splinters or chips. Hebrew &c kezaphah . Occurs only here. The root is connected with foam, compare Hosea 10:7 .