438 B
438 B
that is on the head of the rich valley
The city of Samaria, the capital of Israel, sits above a fertile valley. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
will be as the first ripe fig ... gulps it down
This speaks of the enemy soldiers seeing the beauty of Samaria and quickly plundering it as if they were a person who sees the first fig of the season and quickly eats it. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)