Judges 9:13

And the gefen said unto them, Should I leave my tirosh, which cheereth Elohim and anashim, and go to be promoted over the etzim?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

12Then said the etzim (trees) unto the gefen, Come thou, and reign over us.

14Then said all the etzim (trees) unto the thornbush, Come thou, and reign over us.

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Cross References

Numbers 15:7And for a nesekh thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of yayin, for a re'ach nichoach unto Hashem.

Psalms 104:15And yayin that maketh glad levav enosh, 1 and shemen to make panim (faces) to shine, 1 and lechem which strengtheneth levav enosh. 1

Ecclesiastes 10:19Lechem is made for laughter, 1 and yayin maketh merry; 1 but kesef answereth everything. 1

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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