Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version "Then the trees said to the vine, 'Come and be our king.' New Living Translation “Then they said to the grapevine, ‘You be our king!’ English Standard Version And the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’ Berean Study Bible Then the trees said to the grapevine, ’Come and reign over us.’ New American Standard Bible "Then the trees said to the vine, 'You come, reign over us!' New King James Version “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us!’ King James Bible Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. Christian Standard Bible Later, the trees said to the grapevine, "Come and reign over us." Contemporary English Version Next they asked the grape vine, "Will you be our king?" Good News Translation So the trees then said to the grapevine, 'You come and be our king.' Holman Christian Standard Bible Later, the trees said to the grapevine," Come and reign over us." International Standard Version "So the trees told the grape vine, 'Hey you! Come and reign over us!' NET Bible "So the trees said to the grapevine, 'You come and be our king!' New Heart English Bible "The trees said to the vine, 'Come, and reign over us.' GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the trees said to the grapevine, 'You come and be our king!' JPS Tanakh 1917 And the trees said unto the vine: Come thou, and reign over us. New American Standard 1977 “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come, reign over us!’ Jubilee Bible 2000 Then the trees said unto the vine, Come thou and reign over us. King James 2000 Bible Then said the trees unto the vine, Come you, and reign over us. American King James Version Then said the trees to the vine, Come you, and reign over us. American Standard Version And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the trees said to the vine, Come, reign over us. Douay-Rheims Bible And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us. Darby Bible Translation Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us. English Revised Version And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. Webster's Bible Translation Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. World English Bible "The trees said to the vine, 'Come and reign over us.' Young's Literal Translation 'And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us. Study Bible Jotham's Parable…11But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’ 12Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’ 13But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’… Cross References Judges 9:11 But the fig tree replied, 'Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?' Judges 9:13 But the grapevine replied, 'Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?' Treasury of Scripture Then said the trees to the vine, Come you, and reign over us. Lexicon Then the treesהָעֵצִ֖ים (hā·‘ê·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood said וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to the grapevine, לַגָּ֑פֶן (lag·gā·p̄en) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 1612: A vine, the grape ‘Come לְכִי־ (lə·ḵî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk and reign מָלְכִ֥י (mā·lə·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel over us.’ עָלֵֽינוּ׃ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against (12) Unto the vine.--We might have felt surprise that the vine was not the first choice, but the low-growing, trellised vine, which needs support for its own tendrils, might seem less suitable. Indeed, ancient nations talked of the female vine-- "Or they led the vine To wed her elm; she round about him flings Her marriageable arms," &c.--Milton.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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