13"But the vine answered, 'Should I give up my wine, which cheers both gods and men, to hold sway over the trees?'


In Context

10 "Next, the trees said to the fig tree, 'Come and be our king.'

11 "But the fig tree replied, 'Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?'

12 "Then the trees said to the vine, 'Come and be our king.'

13 "But the vine answered, 'Should I give up my wine, which cheers both gods and men, to hold sway over the trees?'

14 "Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, 'Come and be our king.'

15 "The thornbush said to the trees, 'If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!'

Judges 9:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:13And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:13And it answered them: Can I forsake my wine, that cheereth God and men, and be promoted among the other trees?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:13And 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?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my wine which cheers gods and men, and go to sway over the trees?'

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:13And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13|The vine said to them, 'Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:13And the vine saith to them, Have I ceased from my new wine, which is rejoicing gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:13And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?