Property: Knowledge
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
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Wild flowers are susceptible to hot winds (wither in their presence) +
Wild flowers leave no lasting impact, once they die there is no trace they were there [potential contrast to roots or stumps from which shoots will come again] +
Wind is the means of winnowing (separating grain from chaff). It depends on the lightness of chaff compared to the heaviness of grain. This plays into the HONOUR is HEAVY and TRIVIAL is LIGHT metaphors… +
Withered grass is insubstantial, not enough to fill the hand of harvesters +
[Perhaps this should go under ‘cultural knowledge’ above] The grass that naturally grows on earthen rooftops will wither quickly under the hot sun
Grass on a roof (חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֑וֹת ) dries before it has a chance to be plucked [is this because of lack of roots? Would be helpful for someone to explore the cultural background here, and check this interpretation]
“These lines gives us a picture of a house with a flat roof where dust could settle, forming a fertile but shallow environment for the germination of grass seeds. However, the grass was doomed to wither and die quickly because of the lack of moisture and soil.” (comment on the parallel in 2 Kings 19.26 in the article about ‘grass’ in ‘Plants and Trees in the Bible’) +
leafiness is a sign of flourishing +