Judges 9:11
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But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
In other translations
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand it saidH559לָהֶםlahemto <the> themהַתְּאֵנָהhate'enahthe fig treeH8384הֶחֳדַלְתִּיhechodalti¿ will I ceaseH2308אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מָתְקִיmatekisweetness myH4987וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853תְּנוּבָתִיtenuvatifruit myH8570הַטּוֹבָהhatovah<the> goodH2896וְהָלַכְתִּיvehalakhtiand will I goH1980לָנוּעַlanua'to swayH5128עַל־'al-overH5921הָעֵצִים׃ha'etzimthe treesH6086
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Related verses
- Luke 13:6-76 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?6 Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 7 So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
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