Judges 9:12

What does Judges 9:12 mean?

Q: What does Judges 9:12 mean?

Judges 9:12 reads, “And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.” Read it in seven English translations with cross-references and historical context on Devine Scripture.

A plain-English look at Judges 9:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then the trees said to the vine, You come and be king over us.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And the trees say to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.

Context

v.11But 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?

v.12This passage

v.13And 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?

What does Judges 9:12 mean?

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