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Judges 9:13

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.’

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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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 grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
KJV
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
WEB
“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?’
ASV
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?
DARBY
And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave over the trees?
BLB
And the vine said to them, ‘Should I cease my new wine, which cheers God and men, and go to sway over the trees?’
ÅB
Men vintreet sa til dem: Skulle jeg gi avkall på min most, som gleder Gud og mennesker, og gi meg til å svaie over trærne?
OTB
Men vintreet svarte: 'Skulle jeg gi opp min vin, som gleder både guder og mennesker, for å vaie over trærne?'
B1930
Men vintreet sa til dem: Skulde jeg gi avkall på min most, som gleder Gud og mennesker, og gi mig til å svaie over trærne?

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