Judges 9:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

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KJV

King James Version

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?

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WEB

World English Bible

“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’

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ASV

American Standard Version

But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Judges 9

⁷ When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.

⁸ One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

⁹ But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

¹⁰ Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’

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

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