| Judges 9:12 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "Then the trees said to the vine, 'You come, reign over us!' (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Then the trees said to the grapevine, 'You come and be our king!'(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| ASV: | And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| BBE: | Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us. |
| DBY: | And the trees said to the vine, 'Come you, and reign over us.' |
| ERV: | And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| JPS: | And the trees said unto the vine: Come thou, and reign over us. |
| WBS: | Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| WEB: | "The trees said to the vine,'Come and reign over us.' |
| YLT: | 'And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us. |
| Judges 9:12 Cross References |
| XREF: | Judges 9:11 "But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?'
Judges 9:13 "But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my new wine, which cheers God and men, and go to wave over the trees?' (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 9:7-21 There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king, they are all the trees of the Lord which he has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel to set a king over them, for the Lord was their King. Those who bear fruit for the public good, are justly respected and honoured by all that are wise, more than those who merely make a figure. All these fruit-trees gave much the same reason for their refusal to be promoted over the trees; or, as the margin reads it, to go up and down for the trees. To rule, involves a man in a great deal both of toil and care. Those who are preferred to public trust and power, must forego all private interests and advantages, for the good of others. And those advanced to honour and dignity, are in great danger of losing their fruitfulness. For which reason, they that desire to do good, are afraid of being too great. Jotham compares Abimelech to the bramble or thistle, a worthless plant, whose end is to be burned. Such a one was Abimelech. |
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