Judges 9:13

And the vine said unto them: Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

In Context

12And the trees said unto the vine: Come thou, and reign over us.

14Then said all the trees unto the bramble: Come thou, and reign over us.

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Cross References

Numbers 15:7and for the drink-offering thou shalt present the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Psalms 104:15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.

Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:8-22

Jotham's Parable. ( b. c. 1209.) 7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 10 And the trees said… Read the whole commentary →

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