Judges 9:11
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.’
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?’
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
- KJV
- But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
- WEB
- “But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
- ASV
- But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
- DARBY
- But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?
- BLB
- And the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I cease my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to sway over the trees?’
- ÅB
- Men fikentreet sa til dem: Skulle jeg gi avkall på min sødme og min gode frukt og gi meg til å svaie over trærne?
- OTB
- Men fikentreet svarte: 'Skulle jeg gi opp min sødme og min gode frukt for å vaie over trærne?'
- B1930
- Men fikentreet sa til dem: Skulde jeg gi avkall på min sødme og min gode frukt og gi mig til å svaie over trærne?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 13:6–7
Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any.
Read in context