Judges 9:13

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Judges 9:13

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

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KJV

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?

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WEB

World English Bible

“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Judges 9

¹¹ But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’

¹² Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’

¹³ But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

¹⁴ Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’

¹⁵ But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

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