Judges 9:9

KJV

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?

— Judges 9:9, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Judges Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. Abimelech, Gideon's son by a concubine, kills seventy of his half-brothers on a single stone and makes himself king of Shechem. Only Jotham escapes; he delivers the parable of the trees choosing the bramble as king—a warning against Abimelech. Three …

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Andere Übersetzungen

ASV

But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

YLT

And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

BBE

But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?

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