Judges 9:12
Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Judges 9:12 in other translations
| BSB | Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’ |
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| WEB | “The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’ |
| ASV | And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. |
| YLT | ‘And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us. |
| DARBY | Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us. |
| BBE | Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us. |
| Webster | Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. |
What does Judges 9:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 9:7-21
There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king, they are all the trees of the Lord which he has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel to set a king over them, for the Lord was their King. Those who bear fruit for the public good, are justly respected and honoured by all that are wise, more than those who merely make a figure. All these fruit-trees gave much the same reason for their refusal to be…
Judges 9:12 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 9:11
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
- Judges 9:12
Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
- Judges 9:13
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dijeron luego los árboles á la vid: Pues ven tú, reina sobre nosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les arbres dirent à la vigne: Viens, toi, règne sur nous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprachen die Bäume zum Weinstock: Komm du, sei König über uns! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Locutaque sunt ligna ad vitem: Veni, et impera nobis. |