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Judges 9:11 KJV
Judges · chapter 9 · verse 11 · King James Version
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 9:11 · King James Version
Judges 9:11 in context
9But 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?
10And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Key words (Strong's)
- sweetnessmôtheqsweetnessH4987 →
- promotednûwaʻto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figurativelyH5128 →
- forsakechâdalproperly, to be flabbyH2308 →
- fruittᵉnûwbâhproduceH8570 →
- treetᵉʼênthe figH8384 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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