| Judges 9:14 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "Finally all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come, reign over us!' (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Then all the trees said to the thornbush, 'You come and be our king!'(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| ASV: | Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| BBE: | Then all the trees said to the thorn, You come and be king over us. |
| DBY: | Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come you, and reign over us.' |
| ERV: | Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| JPS: | Then said all the trees unto the bramble: Come thou, and reign over us. |
| WBS: | Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| WEB: | "Then said all the trees to the bramble,'Come and reign over us.' |
| YLT: | And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us. |
| Judges 9:14 Cross References |
| XREF: | 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?'
Judges 9:15 "The bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you are anointing me as king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.' (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| WES: | 9:14 Bramble - Or, thorn, fitly representing Abimelech, the son of a concubine, and a person of small use, and great cruelty. |
| 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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