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?
_BSB:
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
_Hebrew:
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הַזַּ֔יִת הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ דִּשְׁנִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־ בִּ֛י יְכַבְּד֥וּ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וַאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְהָ֣לַכְתִּ֔י לָנ֖וּעַ עַל־ הָעֵצִֽים׃
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
ALLEGORY • JOTHAM • JUDGE • PARABLES • SARCASM