a vine: Isa 5:1-7, Isa 27:2-3; Jer 2:21; Eze 15:6, Eze 17:6, Eze 19:10; Mat 21:33-41; Joh 15:1-8
thou hast cast: Psa 44:2, Psa 78:55; Jer 18:9-10; This most elegant allegory, which is every where well supported, is frequently employed by sacred writers. See the parallel passages.