Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred stones.
The New English Bible rendered this place "a rank vine"; and some of the translators make it "empty .vine"; but the message of the whole verse is clear enough, "Prosperity led to the proliferation of false religion rather than true worship."[2]