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Judges 9:11

9 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?

10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

13 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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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.

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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

    He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

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