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.’ King James Bible Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. New King James Version “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us!’ New American Standard Bible Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You, come, reign over us!’ NASB 1995 “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come, reign over us!’ NASB 1977 “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come, reign over us!’ Amplified Bible Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’ Christian Standard Bible Later, the trees said to the grapevine, “Come and reign over us.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Later, the trees said to the grapevine,” Come and reign over us.” American Standard Version And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The trees said to the vine: ‘You come reign over us!’ Brenton Septuagint Translation And the trees said to the vine, Come, reign over us. Contemporary English Version Next they asked the grape vine, "Will you be our king?" Douay-Rheims Bible And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us. Good News Translation So the trees then said to the grapevine, 'You come and be our king.' International Standard Version "So the trees told the grape vine, 'Hey you! Come and reign over us!' JPS Tanakh 1917 And the trees said unto the vine: Come thou, and reign over us. Literal Standard Version And the trees say to the vine, Come, reign over us. New American Bible Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come you, reign over us.’ NET Bible "So the trees said to the grapevine, 'You come and be our king!' New Revised Standard Version Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’ New Heart English Bible "The trees said to the vine, 'Come, 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. Additional Translations ... Context 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.
(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. |