KJV King James Version
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
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Judges 9:14
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
WEB World English Bible
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
ASV American Standard Version
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.
Surrounding 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?
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?
14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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