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Jotham’s Parable

Judges 9:14

In 11 translations

BSB
Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
KJV
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.bramble: or, thistle
WEB
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
ASV
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
LSV
And all the trees say to the bramble, Come, reign over us.
YLT
And all the trees say unto the bramble, Come thou, reign over us.
DBY
Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.
DRC
And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us.
GNV
Then said all the trees vnto the bramble, Come thou, and reigne ouer vs.
JPS
Then said all the trees unto the bramble: Come thou, and reign over us.
LXXE
Then all the trees said to the bramble, Come thou and reign over us.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ כָל־הָעֵצִ֖ים אֶל־הָאָטָ֑ד לֵ֥ךְ אַתָּ֖ה מְלָךְ־עָלֵֽינוּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπαν πάντα τὰ ξύλα τῇ ῥάμνῳ, δεῦρο σὺ, βασίλευσον ἐφʼ ἡμῶν.

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  • 2 Kings 14:9But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and…

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