Judges 9:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Judges 9:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 9:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’”
Judges 9:11 — World English Bible
Judges 9:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the fig-tree said unto them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? ”
Judges 9:11 — American Standard Version
Judges 9:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the fig saith to them, Have I ceased from my sweetness, and my good increase, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?”
Judges 9:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 9:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees? ”
Judges 9:11 — Darby Translation
Judges 9:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the fig tree answered them, Should I forsake my sweetenesse, and my good fruite, and goe to aduance me aboue the trees?”
Judges 9:11 — Geneva Bible
Judges 9:11 in Context — Judges 9
9 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?
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
What Does Judges 9:11 Mean?
Judges 9:11 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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